GoKawiilWHO says cause of Russian lab researcher's death still unconfirmed
The WHO released a disease outbreak report on the death of a Russian infectious disease researcher, noting that Russian authorities have not confirmed a cause of death. The agency said it learned of the death on October 2 via media reports and subsequently requested information from Russian authorities on four separate occasions through October 8. Early media reports suggested the researcher, identified as 28-year-old Darya Shipilova, may have died of plague after a lab incident.