India, Oct. 7 -- Russia Pneumonic Plague Latest News: A health scare in Siberia has drawn international attention after the death of a laboratory worker at a Russian anti-plague research institute prompted monitoring in Russia and a warning from the United States. The US Embassy in Moscow has urged American citizens already in Russia to leave, while authorities in Moscow continue to reject reports of a confirmed plague emergency in the Irkutsk region.

The case has raised questions because the worker was employed at a facility that studies dangerous infectious diseases. Reports of quarantine measures and medical observation for people who had contact with her added to concerns, even as Russian officials said they had found no evidence of ...