Russia denies report of second case of plague after death of researcher at anti-plague laboratory

Moscow, Oct 8 (UNI) Russia has denied reports of a second case of an infectious disease following the death of a researcher at an anti-plague laboratory, as the World Health Organization continues seeking clarification over reports of another employee developing pneumonia. Darya Shipilova, a 28-year-old researcher at the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute of Siberia and the Far East, died on October 2 from what Russian authorities said was pneumonia of unknown cause. The case has drawn scrutiny from the US and the WHO, which have sought assurances that Shipilova did not have plague. Russia's consumer and health watchdog Rospotrebnadzor said…