Trump to discuss possible plague case in Russia's Irkutsk region with Putin
US President Donald Trump said he will soon hold a phone call with Russian leader Vladimir Putin to discuss a possible plague case in the Irkutsk region. Trump told reporters on Tuesday he plans to speak with Putin "very soon" and that thorough discussions are underway in the US, with more information possibly available tomorrow. The US Embassy in Russia has urged American citizens to leave the country immediately amid reports of a possible pneumonic plague case. The case involves Daria Shipilova, a 28-year-old researcher at an anti-plague institute in Irkutsk who died on October 2 after possibly breaking a vial containing the plague pathogen. Russian authorities quarantined medical facilities and monitored about 200 contacts, though tests were negative and officials have not confirmed plague infection.