CDC Sees Low Plague Risk, Monitors Siberia Arrivals After Worker Death, Director Says
A sign sits as the Center of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is pockmarked by bullet holes in the background, following a deadly shooting incident in Atlanta, Georgia, August 9, 2025. (REUTERS/Megan Varner)
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention director Erica Schwartz said on Wednesday the risk to the US from an unconfirmed pneumonic plague case in Siberia is extremely low, but the agency is prepared to monitor and screen travelers.
“There are about 200 flights that come into the United States from Siberia, that region. We are working with Department of Homeland Security, working (with) Department of State, Department of War, and other agencies within the government to make sure that we know exactly if anyone from that area comes into the United States,” Schwartz said at Wall Street Journal’s The Future of Health event in Washington.
(Reporting by Sriparna Roy in Bengaluru; Editing by Shinjini Ganguli)
