CDC Monitors Low Risk of Plague in U.S. Following Siberian Worker Death, WHO Unable to Conduct Full Risk Assessment

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has stated that the risk of pneumonic plague to the U.S. is extremely low, despite monitoring arrivals from Siberia after a worker's death from an unestablished origin. The World Health Organization (WHO) has indicated it cannot conduct a full risk assessment on the reports from Russia. The CDC is preparing traveler screening measures in coordination with other government agencies.