WHO Wants Details After Siberian Lab Death Stirs Plague Fears

WHO is asking Russia for details after a young woman died at an anti-plague lab near Irkutsk, Siberia, sparking fears of pneumonic plague — the lung form that spreads between people. Testing and monitoring were underway in early October. On Oct. 6, Russia said no contacts tested positive and saw no epidemic risk. Shared lab data will test that claim.