United States to screen people from Irkutsk area

• Confirmed The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (🇺🇸) said it would begin screening for pneumonic plague.¹
  • Confirmed The planned screening covered people travelling from Siberia.¹
  • The Washington Times (🇺🇸) headline said screening would cover anyone from Siberia's Irkutsk area.²
• The screening announcement followed the death of a plague laboratory researcher in the Far East.¹
• Confirmed Erica Schwartz (🇺🇸) said the risk to the United States was extremely low.¹
• U.S. officials (🇺🇸) had pressed the Russian government (🇷🇺) for greater transparency over the death.¹

The reports (3)

• Plague Cases Still Reported in the US: See WhereThe Epoch Times (🇺🇸) · 8 Oct, 14:52
• CDC says measures in place to 'assess' travelers from Russian region where plague was reportedABC News (🇦🇺) · 8 Oct, 15:37
• U.S. will screen anyone from Siberia's Irkutsk area after plague scareift.tt (🇹🇹) · 8 Oct, 16:36