Canada Closely Following Reports of Plague in Russia, Health Minister Says
Canada is very closely following reports that a woman who worked at a plague research institute in Siberia has died, Health Minister Marjorie Michel said on Monday. Russian authorities say the woman contracted pneumonia from an unknown source. They also say there’s no evidence it was caused by any of the pathogens she worked with [...]
Canada’s Health Minister stated the country is closely following reports of a woman’s death in Siberia, who was employed at a plague research institute. Russian officials indicate she succumbed to pneumonia from an unidentified cause, with no evidence linking it to her work with pathogens. Media reports in Siberia have raised the possibility of pneumonic plague, a severe lung infection.
- Canada is closely monitoring reports of a woman’s death in Siberia.
- The deceased worked at a plague research institute in Irkutsk.
- Russian authorities attribute her death to pneumonia from an unknown source.
- There is no evidence suggesting her death was caused by pathogens she worked with.
- Siberian media outlets have suggested pneumonic plague as a cause of death.
- Pneumonic plague is a severe form of plague that infects the lungs.
- The World Health Organization states pneumonic plague is always fatal if untreated but can be treated with early antibiotics.
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