Health officials worldwide are urging Russia to provide more information following reports of a scientist’s death at a Siberian research facility, possibly due to a plague infection. Although the World Health Organization (WHO) considers the public health risk low, the lack of transparency from Russia has raised concerns. The scientist, Darya Shipilova, reportedly died after a lab accident involving the plague bacteria Yersinia pestis, but Russian authorities claim she died from pneumonia of unknown origin. The WHO has requested further details from Russia to clarify the cause of her illness. Plague, caused by Yersinia pestis, is treatable with antibiotics, and the situation is being closely monitored. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has called for greater transparency from Russia.
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What to know about plague amid reports of worker death at Russian lab
