SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) – Word of a potential plague outbreak in Russia this week has stirred fears about what could happen if it were to reach the United States.
A 28-year-old lab researcher in Siberia reportedly died last week after being exposed to pneumonic plague, prompting local hospitals there to quarantine.
KY3 reached out to Mercy Hospital in Springfield about what would happen if the plague were to reach the Ozarks. An expert on infectious diseases there said it would not be alarming…