CDC says 'no indication' of threat to US after suspected Russian plague death
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said it is monitoring reports of a 28-year-old researcher who died of a “pneumonia of unknown etiology” in Russia but confirmed there is “no indication of a broader threat” from her death to the United States.
TL;DR
- CDC is monitoring reports of a researcher's death in Russia.
- The researcher died of pneumonia of unknown etiology.
- There is no indication of a broader threat to the United States.
- Nearly 200 Russians are in quarantine due to the incident.
- U.S. officials view the situation as a 'cause for focus.'