A lab worker in Russia has died of “suspected pneumonic plague” #siberia #plague

The researcher, a 28-year-old female laboratory technician at the Irkutsk Research Anti-Plague Institute of Siberia, in the town of Shelekhov, died after being diagnosed with a pneumonia of “unknown” origin, according to Rospotrebnadzor, the Russian agency that handles infectious disease.

As of October 5, regional authorities are implementing a “comprehensive set of anti-epidemic measures” near the Mongolian border. #siberia #plague #health