What To Know About The Russian Plague Scare

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0:47In a lengthy statement on X, the WHO Director General said he has sought further details on the cause of the severe pneumonia in the researcher, WHO died, and the pathogen that prompted the public health measures. Speaking to reporters outside the White House, President Donald Trump said he is set for a call with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin very soon. When asked if U.S. intelligence agencies have any details on the death, the president said, we are in very deep discussions and his administration will be able to offer more details probably tomorrow. The Wall Street Journal reported that the U.S.

1:20government has pressed Russia for failing to disclose more details about the death of the researcher in an official diplomatic communication, saying its lack of detail around the death violates its international health obligations. On Sunday, Russia's National Public Health Agency said it was investigating the death of a 28-year-old woman who worked as a lab technician at the Irkust Anti-Plague Research Institute of Siberia and the Far East, and died on October 2nd from pneumonia of unknown etiology. Her death prompted authorities to place nearly 200 people under observation at a hospital, and researchers are conducting lab tests to better trace the cause of her pneumonia, which some fear could be a case of the highly fatal pneumonic plague.

2:04The Russian agency said no new cases of infectious disease have been reported among the Plague Institute's employees in the past 10 days, and the Institute also didn't find any emergency situations involving pathogenic microorganisms. Testing of the deceased patient's contacts revealed two cases of COVID-19 and two cases of rhinovirus infection, although it's unclear if either were linked to the patient's death. The source of the researcher's pneumonia remains unclear, and it's also unknown whether or not she contracted any form of the plague or whether an incident occurred in the lab. According to the World Health Organization, which Trump withdrew the U.S.

2:42from this year, plague is a disease caused by the zoonotic bacterium Yersinia pestis, which is usually found in small mammals like rodents and in their fleas. The bubonic plague is the most common form of plague, and it is transmitted from animals to humans through the bite of infected fleas. It can cause painful inflammation of the lymph node, called buboes. The less common pneumonic plague is far more virulent and can be transmitted through respiratory particles to other people. It can be highly fatal if not detected and treated early. For more on this story, click the link in the description.

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