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CDC monitors Siberian travelers after lab worker death

By Drooid · Oct 11, 2026, 11:43 PM UTC · How we work

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CDC Director Dr. Erica Schwartz said it is monitoring travelers from Siberia after a lab worker’s death.
CDC works with Homeland Security and War Departments to screen arrivals at JFK.
CDC director Dr. Tom Frieden called the disease treatable and unlikely to spark a pandemic.
WHO has pressed Moscow for details on the death and the unidentified pathogen.

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Story summary

CDC Director Dr. Erica Schwartz said it is monitoring travelers from Siberia after a lab worker’s death.
CDC works with Homeland Security and War Departments to screen arrivals at JFK.
CDC director Dr. Tom Frieden called the disease treatable and unlikely to spark a pandemic.
WHO has pressed Moscow for details on the death and the unidentified pathogen.