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White House watches suspected plague outbreak in Russia
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The White House is monitoring reports of a suspected plague case and related quarantines in Russia, a Trump administration official told Axios on Sunday.
Key facts
- White House spokespeople referred questions to the State Department, which did not respond to a request for comment
- The White House is monitoring reports of a suspected plague case and related quarantines in Russia, a Trump administration official told Axios on Sunday
- What they're saying: The Trump administration "is aware, monitoring the outbreak, and assessing options," the administration official said
- Plague is a potentially life-threatening bacterial disease but can be cured with antibiotics when treated promptly, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Summary
Russian health authorities have taken precautionary measures in response to the death of a woman who worked at an anti-plague research facility, but have not confirmed that she contracted plague. What they're saying: The Trump administration "is aware, monitoring the outbreak, and assessing options," the administration official said. The backstory: On Sept. 25, 28-year-old Daria Shipilova, who worked at an anti-plague research institute in Russia's Irkutsk region, broke a test tube containing the pneumonic plague pathogen, local reports said. Shipilova was admitted to a hospital on Sept. 29 with symptoms of severe pneumonia and died overnight between Oct. 1 and Oct. 2.