Plague Scare in Russia: Siberian Lab Worker’s Death Raises Alarm

Image showing a close-up microscopic view of purple Yersinia pestis bacteria with detailed textures and filaments.

Plague Scare in Russia: Siberian Lab Worker’s Death Raises Alarm A suspected plague scare has gripped Russia’s Irkutsk region after a young laboratory worker died in hospital, leaving many residents anxious about a possible outbreak. Rumors of pneumonic plague spread quickly through local media, but Russian officials have not confirmed that diagnosis and described the … Read more