WHO unable to determine cause of Russian lab worker's death
Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 11 Oct, 01:24 · Archive
The World Health Organisation says it does not know what caused pneumonia that killed a worker at a Russian plague research centre in Siberia.
The World Health Organisation says it still does not know what caused the pneumonia that killed a worker at an anti-plague research centre in Siberia. The worker fell ill and died on 2 October in undisclosed circumstances, prompting authorities to quarantine about 200 people and causing public health concerns on social media.
Russian state regulators told the WHO that tests of the worker and those who came in contact with her were negative for the high-threat pathogens tested. Her contacts showed no symptoms, and no further linked cases of severe pneumonia had been identified. The WHO stated in a statement that it had not identified evidence of ongoing transmission associated with the event.
Russian authorities said the worker was appropriately vaccinated and that they found no microorganisms linked to her work in her body. Russia said it had completed health checks on all the worker's contacts and had provided full information to the WHO according to established procedures. Global health officials have been alert to fatal pneumonia cases of undetermined cause since the COVID-19 pandemic.
How it is being reported
- Mystery surrounds young worker's death at Russia labThe World Health Organisation says it still doesn't know what caused the death of a young worker at a lab in Russia that focuses on plague and other illnesses.The West Australian · 11 Oct, 01:17
- Mystery surrounds young worker's death at Russia labThe World Health Organisation says it still doesn't know what caused the death of a young worker at a lab in Russia that focuses on plague and other illnesses.Perth Now · 11 Oct, 01:17
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