WHO assesses suspected pneumonic plague outbreak

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• Confirmed The WHO (🇺🇳) assessed the suspected case's risk of spread as very low outside Russia.^{1 3 4}
  • Confirmed The WHO (🇺🇳) assessed the risk as moderate to low in Irkutsk.⁶
  • Confirmed The WHO (🇺🇳) assessed the risk as low for the Russian Federation.⁶
  • Confirmed The WHO (🇺🇳) assessed the risk as very low for the WHO European region.⁶
  • Confirmed WHO (🇺🇳) spokesperson Christian Lindmeier said the general population's health risk appeared low, based on unofficial information.^{9 10}
• Confirmed WHO (🇺🇳) spokesperson Christian Lindmeier said all identified contacts were monitored and none had shown symptoms.^{6 10}
• Confirmed The WHO (🇺🇳) was in contact with Russian health authorities (🇷🇺) while monitoring the suspected case.^{1 3 6 10}
• Confirmed WHO (🇺🇳) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (🇪🇹) said the WHO offered Russia technical support and requested further information.^{2 7}
  • Confirmed The WHO (🇺🇳) requested clarification of reports that a second employee had pneumonia of unknown cause.^{2 7}
• Denied Russian authorities denied that any plague infection had occurred in Irkutsk. Read with skepticism: record of concealment⁹
• Confirmed Russian authorities attributed Daria Shipilova's death to pneumonia of unknown origin. Read with skepticism: record of concealment^{2 7}

The reports (27)

• Russia and WHO investigate possible case of pneumonic plagueNetnoticias (🇲🇽) · Spanish · 7 Oct, 02:48
• Lungenpest-Verdacht in Russland - WHO und USA fordern Aufklärungtagesschau.de (🇩🇪) · German · 7 Oct, 07:22
• How the world is responding to possible case of pneumonic plague after lab worker dies13abc.com · 6 Oct, 22:45
• How Russia and the world are responding to a possible case of pneumonic plague after lab worker diesSanta Fe New Mexican (🇺🇸) · 7 Oct, 00:41
• WHO investigates suspected pneumonic plague outbreak and activates cordons in EuropeHSB Noticias · Spanish · 6 Oct, 22:12
• Plague spread risk ‘very low’ amid global concerns: WHOThe Siasat Daily (🇮🇳) · 7 Oct, 02:18
• After the death of a young woman: Suspected pneumonic plague: WHO offers Russia helpNews.de (🇩🇪) · German · 6 Oct, 23:40
• Russia plague (Irkutsk) — HIGH · ARGUSARGUS (🇳🇱) · 7 Oct, 03:21
• The world is closely monitoring a possible case of pneumonic plague in RussiaNaslovi.net · Serbian · 7 Oct, 00:00
• Suspected Russian plague puts the world on alert after an infection in one of the most opaque countriesInfolibre (🇪🇸) · Spanish · 7 Oct, 04:00
• Suspected plague in Siberia. WHO in contact with Russian authorities: “Low health risk”HuffPost Italia (🇮🇹) · Italian · 6 Oct, 11:51
• Pneumonia or pneumonic plague reported by the WHO in Siberia has researchers on alert after a death that may be linked to the disease: here’s what is knownelimparcial.com · Spanish · 7 Oct, 03:25
• WHO says Siberia plague risk is low as drones sink Black Sea shipsEuronews (🇫🇷) · 7 Oct, 06:02
• Europe Today: WHO sees low risk of plague in Siberia, drones sink ships in the Black SeaEuronews (🇫🇷) · Portuguese · 7 Oct, 06:04
• Europe Today: WHO reassures about plague in Siberia, drones target ships in the Black SeaEuronews (🇫🇷) · French · 7 Oct, 06:04
• Russian Plague Scare: How The World Is Responding & What Has ChangedFree Press Journal (🇮🇳) · 6 Oct, 07:03
• Live - Europe Today: WHO sees a low risk of plague in Siberia and drones sink ships in the Black SeaEuronews (🇫🇷) · Spanish · 7 Oct, 06:04
• WHO reassures about plague in Europe - Is there a treatment?Dialogos (🇨🇾) · Greek · 7 Oct, 07:23
• Pneumonic plague in Siberia, WHO: “In contact with Russian authorities to monitor the controls”Quotidiano Nazionale · Italian · 6 Oct, 08:58
• Possible pneumonic plague case in Russia; WHO says risk outside country 'very low'Vocemundi · 7 Oct, 09:15
• World in Brief: WHO investigates Russia plague reports; Israel marks three years since October 7theconomist.com (🇬🇧) · 7 Oct, 10:33
• WHO issues urgent statement on pneumonic plague: Here's what is happening to those who were in contact with Darija (28)naslovi.net · Serbian · 6 Oct, 11:00
• Pneumonic plague has appeared in Russia – can the disease reach us too?merkur.de (🇩🇪) · German · 6 Oct, 13:45
• Could it become a second COVID-19?… Amid fears of plague spreading in Russia, WHO says “the risk is low”heraldcorp.com · Korean · 7 Oct, 02:45
• Could plague in Russia spread worldwide? WHO’s latest assessment is out, but leaves a “key caveat” | Internationalltn.com.tw (🇹🇼) · Chinese · 7 Oct, 06:15
• WHO is closely monitoring the case of a laboratory worker in Russia over suspected pneumonic plaguediariodelaltoaragon.es (🇪🇸) · Spanish · 7 Oct, 07:30
• The World Health Organization speaks about the risk of a plague outbreak in Russia; the US is monitoring the situation closelyanninhthudo.vn (🇻🇳) · Vietnamese · 7 Oct, 09:30