On 2 October 2026, WHO became aware through media reports of the death of an employee of the Irkutsk Antiplague Research Institute (APRI) of Siberia and the Far East, the Russian Federation. According ...
The mother of a young Russian scientist who died following a suspected plague leak has denied reports her daughter was infected after breaking a test tube containing deadly bacteria. Lab technician ...
At the same time, Russian authorities have reportedly quarantined as many as 200 people, which public-health experts say would be an unusual response to an isolated case of pneumonia. On Tuesday ...
Daria Shipilova, 28, died overnight between October 1 and October 2 at a hospital in Shelekhov, Siberia, just days after she was admitted. According to Russian media, Shipilova worked as a laboratory ...