US presses Russia for answers after suspected fatal plague case surfaces
The U.S. State Department is monitoring reports of a suspected fatal pneumonic plague case in Russia's Irkutsk Oblast. Officials are urging Moscow to provide transparent information while coordinating with the CDC to assess potential risks to U.S. citizens.
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Public health transparency between global powers is critical to preventing the spread of infectious diseases and managing international health security.
The State Department is monitoring reports of a suspected fatal pneumonic plague case in Russia and is urging Moscow to share accurate information quickly as details remain unconfirmed. A State Department official told Fox News that the U.S. is aware of reports of a death in Irkutsk Oblast, a region in southeastern Siberia, and is watching the situation closely with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other federal agencies. The official stressed that many details have not been confirmed and called on Russian authorities to reveal what they know. Former CIA officer Dan Hoffman told Fox News Digital that the U.S. intelligence community is likely to be collecting all-source intelligence on the incident.
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