Irkutsk pneumonia outbreak: Second plague case in Siberia? Russia responds after WHO presses Moscow for answers over 28-year-old researcher's death

Russia has rejected claims of a second pneumonic plague case after the death of laboratory worker Darya Shipilova. The World Health Organization sought clarification regarding her death and reports of another employee falling ill. Shipilova worked at a Siberian research institute and passed away from pneumonia of unknown origin. Russian authorities confirmed no connection between her death and pneumonic plague pathogens.

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