By Zoila Palma: Today, the World Health Organization (WHO) said it cannot conduct a full risk assessment into reports surrounding the suspected plague death of a laboratory technician in Russia because it has not received complete information from Moscow. The 28-year-old woman worked at the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute in Siberia and died after being hospitalized with severe pneumonia.
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said initial media reports suggested pneumonic plague following an accidental laboratory exposure.
The WHO requested more information from Russia on Saturday under the International Health Regulations, but Moscow responded Tuesday that no plague case had been reported in the Irkutsk region and that about 200 contacts had been quarantined.
The WHO is seeking details on the laboratory tests conducted on the woman, the results, and the health status of those placed under quarantine or follow-up. Tedros said the agency does not yet have the full picture and therefore cannot complete a risk assessment, stressing that timely, complete and transparent information is needed to clarify conflicting reports and assess potential public health risks.
Russia has said the woman died from community-acquired severe pneumonia of unknown origin and has warned against false information following reports of a second suspected plague case.
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By Zoila Palma: Today, the World Health Organization (WHO) said it cannot conduct a full risk assessment into reports surrounding the suspected plague death of a laboratory technician in Russia because it has not received complete information from Moscow. The 28-year-old woman worked at the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute in Siberia and died after being
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