Russia’s plague mystery just took a darker turn, as Russian media report a second death in Siberia following a possible plague exposure at a laboratory. “WHO has requested further information to clarify the cause of severe pneumonia, the pathogen that prompted the public health measures, and media reports of a second employee with pneumonia of ...
The World Health Organization is pressing Russia for more information about the unexplained death of a worker at a Siberian plague research institute — and a potential second incident. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in a statement Tuesday that the agency has asked Russian authorities to clarify what caused the severe case of pneumonia…
The World Health Organization (WHO) questioned Russian health authorities over media reports of a second employee with "pneumonia of undetermined cause" after an anti-plague lab worker died last week.
The WHO asked Russian officials what caused the worker's pneumonia and what led the country to put public health measures into place.
