CDC and WHO: Plague Risk After Siberian Lab Death Remains Very Low

After a researcher at the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Institute died of pneumonia of unknown origin, the CDC said there is no indication of a broader threat to the US, and the WHO assessed the public health risk as very low. Russia's Rospotrebnadzor said testing found no microorganisms linked to the patient's work.

• WHO says public health risk is very low and it is in contact with Russian authorities
• CDC says the case is unconfirmed with no sign of a broader US threat
• Rospotrebnadzor found no pathogens tied to the researcher's work
• Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan set up quarantine protocols