Suspected pneumonic plague in Siberia: What we know about the disease

After a worker at a Russian plague research institute in Siberia died October 2, 2026, nearly 200 of her contacts were under medical observation. But authorities there denied pneumonic plague had caused the death.

俄羅斯西伯利亞一名鼠疫實驗室工作人員死亡後引發肺鼠疫猜測，俄官方否認死因與鼠疫病原體有關，歐洲疾控中心稱目前無繼發病例和持續人際傳播證據。文章同時梳理了鼠疫的三種類型、傳播方式、致死率與抗生素治療要點。