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Sergiev Posad virology laboratory

Zaire ebolavirus · Moscow Oblast · verified historical

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Category
Zaire ebolavirus
Secondary
Confirmed
1
Suspected
0
Deaths
1
Case fatality rate (%)
100
Status
historical

Summary

A laboratory worker at the Russian Ministry of Defence Virology Institute in Sergiev Posad died after a needlestick injury while inoculating a guinea pig with Zaire ebolavirus. The case was confirmed only years later.

Why this matters

First fatal laboratory infection with Ebola; one of several Soviet/Russian biodefence-laboratory incidents.

Sources

English