Caz de ciumă înregistrat în Rusia. Cine este persoana infectată și cum s-a îmbolnăvit

A case of plague has been reported in Russia involving a female researcher who died from pneumonia. Investigations are ongoing to determine the infection source, with a focus on her recent trip to Buryatia, where natural outbreaks occur. The hospital treating her has been quarantined. There are also concerns about a possible laboratory accident involving a broken test tube. Plague transmission occurs through infected fleas, contact with sick animals, or respiratory droplets. Unlike in the Middle Ages, antibiotics can effectively treat the disease if detected early. The WHO reports hundreds of cases globally, mainly in rural areas of Africa and Asia, with no cases in Romania since the 19th century.