NewsBites NewsBites

Science · · 1 min read

Plague outbreak? Russian lab worker dies in Siberia - The Latest

Quarantine measures have been in place in several hospitals in eastern Russia since a 28-year-old laboratory worker, Darya Shipilova, died after falling ill at work following a reported accident at a plague research centre in Siberia. Russia’s health watchdog has said she died of ‘pneumonia of unknown aetiology’, but there is speculation about a possible plague infection. Lucy Hough speaks to Science Weekly co-host…

Read original on The Guardian — Science