Pneumonic plague: Russia rules out the disease in researcher’s death

In response to: Researcher questions whether the illness was plague; In response to: WHO requests information on suspected Siberian case

• Confirmed Russian health authorities (🇷🇺) ruled out pneumonic plague as the cause of Daria Shipilova's death. Read with skepticism: record of concealment¹
  • Confirmed Russian health authorities (🇷🇺)' tests identified pneumonia of unknown origin. Read with skepticism: record of concealment¹
  • Confirmed Rospotrebnadzor (🇷🇺) tests found no microorganisms linked to Daria Shipilova's work.¹
• A 28-year-old female researcher died.¹
  • Daria Shipilova died on the night of 2 October at a hospital in Shelekhov.¹
  • Daria Shipilova worked at an institute specialising in disease control in Irkutsk region.¹
• About 200 people who contacted Daria Shipilova were placed under medical observation.¹
  • No other infections were reported.¹
• Confirmed A commission from the institute and Rospotrebnadzor (🇷🇺) found no emergency or safety protocol breach.¹
• Corrected Alexey Tsydenov initially said Daria Shipilova died of plague. now: Alexey Tsydenov (🇷🇺) later said Daria Shipilova might have died from plague.¹
• The Shelekhov hospital closed sections and was placed under quarantine.¹

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• Pneumonic plague: Russia rules out the disease in researcher’s deathGZH (🇧🇷) · Portuguese · 6 Oct, 14:57