Dr. Robert Redfield, a former CDC director, and Andy Weber, a former Defense Department official, join “CUOMO” to discuss a pneumonic plague in Russia that left one scientist dead and prompted medical monitoring of roughly 200 people. According to CDC officials, the situation is being closely tracked by both their agency and the State Department due to concerns about its potential public health implications. #pneumonicplague #russia #outbreak Chris Cuomo hosts "CUOMO," a no-nonsense show featuring the day's most important news from all perspectives. "CUOMO" airs weeknights at 8p/7C on NewsNation. #CUOMO NewsNation is your source for fact-based, unbiased news for all Americans.
The White House is monitoring a suspected Russian pneumonic plague incident that has forced close to 200 people under medical observation. Former White House COVID-19 Response Coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha raised alarms over the suspicious scale of the response, telling Erin Burnett that "200 people under quarantine... is not what you would expect from a simple lab accident." Pointing to Russia's alleged biological weapons program, Jha warned that "we have to assume that there is something more going on than what we're seeing."
Infectious disease specialist Dr. Peter Chin-Hong joins LiveNOW's Shawna Khalafi to discuss lingering questions amid reports of a suspected fatal pneumonic plague case in Russia. President Donald Trump told reporters Monday that the U.S. is "willing to help" Russia with a potential outbreak, calling the fatal case a "big problem" for the country. Pneumonic plague can be treated with common antibiotics, especially when treatment begins early, the official said. Appropriate therapy should begin as soon as plague is suspected, and patients can be treated with intravenous or oral antimicrobials depending on the severity of illness and other factors, according to the CDC.
We are learning more this week after reports that the U.S. State Department is monitoring a suspected fatal pneumonic plague case in Russia. The State Department is also urging Moscow to share accurate information 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. LiveNOW’s Andy Mac is speaking with epidemiologist Dr. Céline Gounder, as we continue to determine what comes next as Russian authorities reveal what they know.
A 28-year-old lab researcher at a Russian institute dedicated to studying plague and dangerous pathogens died of pneumonia of an “unknown” origin. The Irkutsk Research Anti-Plague Institute operates in Siberia, where several other people are quarantined. Rospotrebnadzor, the Russian agency that oversees infectious disease, has downplayed the link between the researcher’s death and her work, but the case has prompted questions about the type of plague that causes pneumonia. Pneumonic plague is a rare, deadly lung infection caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis. Scientists consider pneumonic plague the most dangerous form of the infection. CNN speaks to medical experts on the researchers death and if there should be greater concern.…
Dozens of people were reported to be in isolation after a 28-year-old Russian laboratory worker at an institute dedicated to studying the plague and other infectious diseases died of an undisclosed illness. CNN’s Fred Pleitgen reports.
A Russian hospital is under quarantine after a lab worker's death sparked concerns about a possible pneumonic plague case. Officials say the woman died from "pneumonia of undetermined" cause as hundreds are being monitored. Here's what we know: https://tinyurl.com/49jz5m2r #pneumonicplague #Russia #plague
Dozens of people were reported to be in isolation after a Russian laboratory worker at an institute dedicated to studying the plague and other infectious diseases died of an undisclosed illness. The researcher, a 28-year-old female laboratory technician at the Irkutsk Research Anti-Plague Institute of Siberia, in the town of Shelekhov, died after being diagnosed with a pneumonia of “unknown” origin, according to Rospotrebnadzor, the Russian agency that handles infectious disease. The World Health Organization says the public health risk is low, and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said he doesn't think there is cause for alarm. Rospotrebnadzor has played down the link between the death of the researcher — named in local media as…
President Trump said Monday that the United States will help Russia amid a potential case of pneumonic plague , though he hasn't spoken with Russian President Vladimir Putin about it. Why it matters: International concern spiked over the weekend over the news that a Russian lab worker had died from a possible case of pneumonic plague, reminding some of how the COVID-19 epidemic began. Trump's comments came after a question about the reported death of Darya Shipilova, who was potentially exposed to plague bacteria while working at the Research Anti-Plague Institute of Siberia. - There has been no official confirmation that Shipilova's death was due to pneumonic plague, but five hospitals in the area and dozens of institute workers have…
