Nearly 200 People Under Observation After Irkutsk Lab Worker Dies From Plague
- Health authorities in Siberia’s Irkutsk region have placed nearly 200 people under medical observation after a laboratory worker died from plague, according to media reports and a statement by a regional leader Friday.
- Alexei Tsydenov, head of the neighboring republic of Buryatia, confirmed that the woman had died from an unspecified form of plague.
- Irkutsk officials had previously described the illness only as a “particularly dangerous infection.
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- Health authorities in Siberia’s Irkutsk region have placed nearly 200 people under medical observation after a laboratory worker died from plague, according to media reports and a statement by a regional leader Friday.
- Alexei Tsydenov, head of the neighboring republic of Buryatia, confirmed that the woman had died from an unspecified form of plague.
- Irkutsk officials had previously described the illness only as a “particularly dangerous infection.
Sources: Themoscowtimes