CDC Monitors Siberia Arrivals for Plague Risk After Worker Death, Assesses Low Threat to U.S.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Erica Schwartz stated that the risk to the U.S. from a suspected pneumonic plague case in Siberia is extremely low. The agency is prepared to monitor and screen travelers arriving from the region. This follows the death of a plague institute worker in Siberia from pneumonia of an undetermined origin.