Russian Lab Worker Dies After Possible Pneumonic Plague Exposure in Irkutsk

A 28-year-old lab worker, Darya Shipilova, died on October 2 from pneumonia after reportedly mishandling a test tube containing Yersinia pestis at the Anti-plague Research Institute of Siberia in Irkutsk. No official confirmation of plague exposure has been provided.

• Death occurred on October 2, diagnosed as pneumonia
• Local media link the case to possible pneumonic plague
• Incident took place at an Irkutsk research institute
• No official confirmation of plague exposure