WHO says suspected pneumonic plague case in Russia presents 'very low' risk

It is now almost certain that the 28-year old Russian bio-weapons lab researcher who suddenly died succumbed to pneumonic plague, the most dangerous and easily transmittable of all plague variants. This means that Russia continues to produce, and likely enhance, weaponized pneumonic plague. 1/3

The Russian authorities seem to be acting responsibly, isolating people who may have been exposed and notifying the rest of the world. Don't freak out.

Almost 200 people are under medical observation in Russia’s Siberia region after the death of a 28-year-old lab worker who may have been exposed to pneumonic plague, according to local media reports. www.nbcnews.com/world/europe...

The U.S. says it is closely monitoring a potential case of pneumonic plague in Russia after a laboratory worker who studied the disease fell ill and died. @geoffrbennett.bsky.social discussed more with Annie Jacobsen, author of "Biological War: A Scenario." 🧵

The death of a Russian researcher who is believed to have shattered a test tube containing the pneumonic plague pathogen at a laboratory in Siberia has triggered worldwide alarm. Daria Shipilova, an employee at research institute in Russia’s Irkutsk region, accidentally broke the test tube on Sep 25

The incubation period is 2-8 days. Antibiotics must be started in the first 18-24 hours or you'll likely die. I don't know many people who run to the doctor in the first 24 hours of experiencing flu like symptoms. www.cdc.gov/plague/signs...

The World Health Organization says that a possible case of pneumonic plague in Russia poses a "very low" risk outside the country.

Trump is a plague. At least the bacterial kind responds to antibiotics. And someone who knows the difference between a pneumonic plague and pneumonia would be great. I can’t wait to see how they blame this on Dr. Fauci.

Is Thailand screening planes coming from Russia for pneumonic plague?

The Russian plague case (if it is plague) is already important for students to pay attention to b/c it shows the importance of understanding *cultural* reactions to epidemics, beyond the actual epidemiological situation. Keeping track of news reports & today (Day 5) it shows up in my local news.

The Mandalorian and Grogu have died of what public health authorities believe to be a form of pneumonic plague

Occam's razor says a healthy 28 year old woman who dies from pneumonia after breaking a test tube containing pneumonic plague probably died from that exposure...

There is no doubt this is not simply the pneumonic plague Russia originally claimed it was before backtracking. This is not just an epidemiological story. This is a Kremlinological story. Please read and share. saltypolitics.substack.com/p/the-irkuts...

"You don't just breathe in pneumonic plague unless you are working with aerosolised pneumonic plague, and that suggests engineering." Annie Jacobson (who writes books about biological war). #C4News

Measles are killing people again. Food borne pathogens are multiplying in the US food supply. Russia may have unleashed pneumonic plague. Meanwhile, the idiot trump and brain worm bobby cut our health services and medical research to the bone. Hard to say if this is treason or stupidity or both.