Mother Disputes 28-Year-Old Russian Researcher's Death Account as WHO Says Risk Still Unclear
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Updated · Fox News · Oct 8
Mother Disputes 28-Year-Old Russian Researcher's Death Account as WHO Says Risk Still Unclear
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Oct 8
Summary
Svetlana Shipilova publicly rejected reports that her 28-year-old daughter Darya was infected after breaking a test tube at Russia's Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute.
Shipilova, a medical professional, said such tubes are too well protected to break or spill as described and accused officials of letting her daughter die.
Rospotrebnadzor has said Darya Shipilova died from pneumonia of unknown origin and that extensive testing found no link to the pathogens she handled.
WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the agency still lacks the full picture and cannot yet make a full risk assessment, while the CDC said it is closely monitoring the death.