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WorldPingA top official with the World Health Organization said Wednesday it doesn’t know how a lab worker in Siberia died, and she urged Russia to provide more information about a case that prompted global concerns about suspected pneumonic plague.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by France 24
WorldPingThe World Health Organization says it wants more information on what caused the death of an employee at a Russian plague research lab. Russia says the woman died of pneumonia of unknown origin.
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WorldPing‘Transparent information sharing’ from Moscow is required to conduct full risk assessment, UN agency says The World Health Organization has said it does not have the “full picture” from Russia following the suspected death from plague last week of a…
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by The Guardian
WorldPingUS President Donald Trump said Wednesday that the death of a Russian plague laboratory worker did not appear to be linked to a biological weapon. "We don't think so.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by France 24
WorldPingFears that the death may have been caused by pneumonic plague has prompted calls for more transparency from Russia.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by BBC News
WorldPingMaria Van Kerkhove, WHO director of Epidemic and Pandemic Management, said the agency doesn’t know what the “causative agent” was behind the woman’s October 2 death and urged Russia for more information…
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by The Hindu
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