Last plague case in Austria was in 1945

A laboratory worker in Siberia died of pneumonia of unknown origin, prompting international speculation about a possible plague lab accident, though Russian authorities deny this and report no confirmed plague cases. The last plague case in Austria occurred in 1945. The 28-year-old woman worked at a plague control institute in Shelekhov near Irkutsk. Russian authorities say an autopsy found no signs of the disease, and monitoring of contact persons revealed no health issues. The WHO and ECDC are observing the situation, with the European risk level considered very low. Austria's health agency AGES confirms no plague cases have been recorded since the end of World War II, and the risk of an infected person entering the country is very low. Historically, Vienna experienced a severe outbreak in 1679 with nearly 3,000 deaths in one month.