You Probably Aren’t Going to Get the Plague
Health officials and experts state that the risk of a plague outbreak following a recent lab death in Russia is extremely low. The CDC and WHO are monitoring the situation, noting that there is no evidence of a broader public health threat.
Why it matters
The report serves to mitigate public panic regarding potential biological hazards by providing expert consensus and official health agency assessments.
A mysterious death of a woman in Russia following a lab accident has stoked fears about plague spreading. But the odds of that actually happening remain very low, with the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention saying on X Tuesday afternoon that the circumstances of the case remain unconfirmed and there is “no indication of a broader threat to the United States” at this time.
“We are working across the US government to assess developments as additional information becomes available,” the agency said. “CDC and our interagency partners are prepared and will continue to monitor the situation closely.”
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