Ep 40: Plague Panic: Inside Russia's Plague Scare and the Science of Yersinia pestis

<p>In this episode of <em>Transmissible: A Public Health Podcast</em>, we investigate the mysterious death at Russia&#39;s Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute, examine what authorities have confirmed, and explore the science, transmission, and history of pneumonic plague. We also discuss whether Jessica is worried and how AI will impact the world&#39;s next public health emergency. </p><p>Citations:</p><p><a href="https://www.news.com.au/world/europe/researcher-dies-after-suspected-plague-accident-at-siberian-antiinfection-laboratory/news-story/86b64bd61731484fd6da3348044267aa">Russia plague scare: Lab worker dies after Siberia incident, US calls for answers |news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site for latest headlines</a> </p><p><a href="https://nonproliferation.org/wp-content/uploads/cns-archive/antiplague/sonia.pdf">Growth of the Anti-Plague System during the Soviet Period</a></p><p><a href="https://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/world/russia/irkutsk-knipchi.htm">https://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/world/russia/irkutsk-knipchi.htm </a><a href="https://irknipchi.ru/history_eng.htm">IrkutskAntiplague Research Institute of Siberia and Far East awarded by the Labour RedBanner</a> <a href="https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7920731/#B8">Yersinia pestis:the Natural History of Plague - PMC</a></p><p><a href="https://microbeonline.com/yersinia-pestis-properties-disease-diagnosis/">Yersiniapestis: Plague, Its Pathogenesis, and Laboratory Diagnosis — Microbe Online</a></p><p><a href="https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-plague-warning-siberia-irkutsk-laboratory/33870385.html">SiberianAnti-Plague Institute Staff Isolated After Worker&#39;s Death</a></p><p><a href="https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/10/4/03-0509_article">EpidemiologicDeterminants for Modeling Pneumonic Plague Outbreaks - Volume 10, Number4—April 2004 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC</a></p><p><a href="https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/article-abstract/192665#google_vignette">Plagueas a Biological Weapon: Medical and Public Health Management | InfectiousDiseases | JAMA | JAMA Network</a></p><p><a href="https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9448316/">TheManchurian pandemic of pneumonic plague (1910–1911) - PMC</a></p><p>Gani R, Leach S. Epidemiologic Determinants for ModelingPneumonic Plague Outbreaks. <em>Emerging Infectious Diseases</em>.2004;10(4):608-614. doi:10.3201/eid1004.030509.</p><p><a href="https://www.cdc.gov/plague/resources/Recommended-antibiotics-for-plague-web-site