Darya Shipilova
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Ukraine war live: Kremlin responds to France testing upgraded nuclear weapon
President Macron says test was ‘sent loud and clear for wherever it must be received’
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Trump says he’s ‘going to find out’ if bioweapon behind plague death in Russia
The US president said he plans to call Vladimir Putin later in the day and noted it is Putin’s birthday
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WHO says it does not have ‘full picture’ from Russia following suspected plague death
‘Transparent information sharing’ from Moscow is required to conduct full risk assessment, UN agency says
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Russia dismisses transparency calls amid reports of second plague case
Rospotrebnadzor said nearly 5,000 tests found no dangerous pathogens and saw "no epidemic risk," while the Kremlin called most media reporting "false" and said it had no knowledge of a US demarche formally requesting additional information.
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Plague lab worker’s mother accuses Russian officials of ‘letting her daughter die’
Svetlana Shipilova questioned the narrative pushed by officials regarding her daughter’s death and accused them of neglect
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Russia keeps a tight lid on suspected case of pneumonic plague as global concerns mount
Russian authorities are keeping a tight lid on information about last week’s suspicious death of a lab worker in Siberia that has been surrounded by secrecy and claims that it could have been caused by pneumonic plague
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What we know about Russian plague death after Trump pushes Putin for answers
Local media said nearly 200 people have been quarantined and several hospitals closed after the death of Darya Shipilova
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Trump speaking to Putin about suspected plague death after reports of second case
President said he is in ‘very deep discussions’ about the potential outbreak with U.S. intelligence services
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Trump to talk plague with Putin as Russia plays down fears of outbreak
The Kremlin welcomed the offer while Russia's health watchdog shot back that Moscow was "ready to assist the US in tackling infectious disease outbreaks" as the WHO asked Russia for additional information.
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What is pneumonic plague? A microbiologist explains the risk and how it spreads
Pneumonic plague is the rarest but most severe form of the disease
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Trump to speak to Putin about plague lab death in Russia
Fears that the death may have been caused by pneumonic plague has prompted calls for more transparency from Russia.
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WHO to investigate reports of second plague case after death of Russian lab worker
Global health officials continue to press Moscow for full transparency
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Plague epidemic risk in Russia low after death of lab technician, WHO says
World Health Organization detects no sign of further outbreak since Darya Shipilova died last week
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Two big unknowns limit how US will respond to possible Russian plague outbreak
Secretary of State Marco Rubio calls for greater transparency from Moscow and says US officials are monitoring the situation ‘very closely, hour by hour’
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Russia issues update on death of Siberian plague lab worker
Darya Shipilova is reported to have been exposed to the pathogen while working at the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute in Siberia
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UKHSA issues UK plague risk update after Russian lab worker’s death
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) confirmed it is seeking further information on the case
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Russia denies plague death but quarantines 200 without explanation
Rospotrebnadzor said Darya Shipilova, 28, died of "pneumonia of unknown aetiology" with no links to her work at the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Institute, but imposed quarantine on her contacts, confined 60 colleagues inside the facility and restricted access to hospitals including a maternity ward.
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What is the plague? How the deadly disease spreads after suspected case in Russia
The virus has been responsible for hundreds of millions of deaths
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US closely monitoring case of lab worker who ‘possibly’ died of plague in Siberia, says Rubio
Quarantine measures in place in several hospitals in eastern Russia amid uncertainty over death of Darya Shipilova
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Doctor who helped lead US response to COVID calls Russia lab outbreak ‘concerning’’
Federal health agencies and the State Department are monitoring reports out of eastern Russia following the death of a laboratory worker
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Russian lab worker dies of suspected plague as hundreds placed in quarantine
Darya Shipilova is said to have been exposed to the pathogen while working at the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute in Siberia
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Inside mysterious Russian lab where worker died of suspected plague
Local media said nearly 200 people have been quarantined and several hospitals have been closed after the death of lab technician Darya Shipilova
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White House monitoring suspected plague death after 190 people quarantined in Russia
Trump administration ‘assessing options’ following death of laboratory technician Darya Shipilova, who reportedly contracted severe pneumonia after breaking a test tube
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Has plague returned to Siberia? Panic after lab worker's death
A female staff member at an anti-plague institute in the Irkutsk region who died amid rumours of a "black death" outbreak was diagnosed with "pneumonia of unknown origin". Rospotrebnadzor insists that the situation in the region is "stable".