Suspected pneumonic plague outbreak in Siberia after lab technician dies; Russia denies, US and EU monitoring

A suspected pneumonic plague outbreak in Siberia followed the death of lab technician Daria Shipilova, 28, at the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Institute, where she reportedly broke a test tube of live Yersinia pestis. Several hospitals are under quarantine and 189 people were hospitalized; Russia denies the outbreak, while Secretary of State Marco Rubio confirmed US officials are closely tracking it and the EU is monitoring.

Detected & updated continuously · Source: Nebula