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Darya Shipilova is said to have been exposed to the pathogen while working at the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute in Siberia

Hundreds of people have been placed into quarantine in Siberia after a laboratory worker died of suspected plague, according to reports.

Darya Shipilova, an employee at the Anti-Plague Research Institute in Shelekhov, was exposed to the bacteria after she accidentally broke a test tube containing the pathogen while she was collecting samples, the Kyiv Independent reported.

She was hospitalised on 29 September with severe pneumonia of "unknown origin” and placed on a ventilator, but died shortly after.

Independent Russian outlet Lyudi Baikal reported that several hospitals in the city of Irkutsk had closed for a three-week quarantine.

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[–] Regrettable_incident@lemmy.world 9 points 23 hours ago (2 children)

My guess is yes, since she died. I'm pretty sure that it's pretty trivial to cure plague these days, just using antibiotics. Since she died, and there's a big quarantine, that suggests the possibility that they've been fucking with the bacteria and made it extra spicy. It's so obvious that governments will do this - just because - that Stephen King wrote the stand back in the 70s.

[–] Nalivai@lemmy.world 5 points 22 hours ago (2 children)

It could be antibiotics-resistant strain, and that can occur naturally pretty easily. Russian healthcare system likes to prescribe antibiotics for anything and everything, so probability of her being on some prolonged course that allowed for a super-plague to develop naturally is not zero.
Which, frankly speaking, will be so much worse. At this point, I hope it's a bioweapon.

[–] CrimeIsLegalNow@ani.social 1 points 1 hour ago

Broad spectrum resistance is very rare in the wild precisely because it's the plague and it's taken every seriously.

Of course, the Plague Research Lab is where that rare strain will be researched, but given Putin has been shitposting about restarting their bioweapons program?

[–] leftzero@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

Russian healthcare system likes to prescribe antibiotics for anything and everything

Weren't they pioneering phage research back in the old USSR days..?

[–] Nalivai@lemmy.world 2 points 22 hours ago

Yeah, well, you know how it is...

[–] Aqarius@lemmy.world 5 points 22 hours ago

Depends on the form. Even regular Yersinia can be very, very bad if it gets into the wrong organs.