Siberia plague outbreak is an 'isolated incident', virologist says

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Virologist Marc Van Ranst describes the Siberia plague outbreak as an isolated incident, while noting that a laboratory link makes it more concerning. Plague cases still occur each year in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Madagascar.

Belgian virologist Marc Van Ranst says that while people may think of plague as “something medieval”, cases are reported every year in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Madagascar. However, he says the laboratory link makes this incident “a little more serious”.