Russia's regulators tell WHO no plague pathogens were detected (🇷🇺)
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In response to: Rospotrebnadzor says lab worker had pneumonia of unknown aetiology
- (🇷🇺) told (🇺🇳) there was no evidence pneumonic plague played a part in the death. per Russian regulators (🇷🇺), via WHO (🇺🇳) Read with skepticism: record of concealment, no evidence shown1
- (🇪🇹) said Russian regulators gave this on Tuesday. per Russian regulators (🇷🇺), via WHO (🇺🇳)1
- (🇺🇳) said the laboratory where worked is part of an institute studying dangerous pathogens. per Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (🇪🇹), via WHO (🇺🇳)1
- (🇺🇳)'s request to included media reports of another suspicious pneumonia death in the region. per Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (🇪🇹), via WHO (🇺🇳)1
- (🇺🇸) heads (🇺🇳)'s department of epidemic and pandemic threat management.1
- (🇺🇳) expects further answers from in the coming days. per WHO (🇺🇳)1
- (🇺🇳) will share new information as soon as it becomes available, Van Kerkhove said. per Maria Van Kerkhove (🇺🇸)1
- Confirmed (🇺🇳) said nearly 4,000 plague cases and 423 deaths were reported across 10 countries from 2019 to 2025. per WHO (🇺🇳)1
- Confirmed The figures are global plague counts in a (🇺🇳) report, not counts for this outbreak.1
The reports (5)
- ‘No plague case’ in Siberia, Russia tells WHO as assessments continueEltas Enterprises INC ·
- Russia denies lab worker died of plague as quarantine in Siberia stays in placeEuronews.com (🇫🇷) ·
- Quarantine in the Irkutsk Region: the plague has not been officially confirmedUkrMedia News (🇺🇦) ·
- Russia denies second case of infectious disease - as WHO seeks to verify reports of new 'plague' contactcoastfm.co.uk (🇬🇧) ·
- Suspected Plague Event in Irkutsk, Russia: Lessons on Early ResponseWorld Health Network ·