CDC Monitors Suspected Pneumonic Plague Case in Russia

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is monitoring reports of a suspected pneumonic plague case in Russia's Irkutsk region, which resulted in a death. The CDC notes that circumstances are unconfirmed and there is currently no indication of a broader threat to the U.S. Pneumonic plague is a serious bacterial disease, treatable with antibiotics, and can spread person-to-person.