WHO sees 'very low' risk for Europe after suspected plague in Russia
A 28-year-old woman died in the Siberian region
TL;DR
- WHO is verifying the death of an employee at a plague institute in Siberia with Russian authorities.
- The employee, Daria Shipilova, was reportedly 28 years old and died of pneumonic plague in the Irkutsk region.
- Initial risk assessments by WHO suggest a moderate to low risk for Irkutsk, low for Russia, and very low for the European region.
- Pneumonic plague is a contagious and potentially fatal lung infection spread via droplets.