PESTE en RUSSIE : faut-il vraiment s'INQUIÉTER ? Un INFECTIOLOGUE répond
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On the night of October 2nd, a laboratory technician working at a Russian institute for combating dangerous infections died.
An unconfirmed hypothesis suggests pneumonic plague, contracted following a laboratory accident. Authorities are trying to reassure the public, but the news has already spread.
An infectious disease specialist from Bichat Hospital helps us separate fact from fiction.
To discuss this:
🎙️ Xavier Lescure, infectious disease specialist at Bichat-Claude-Bernard Hospital, professor of infectious diseases at Paris-Cité University, member of the Health Risk Monitoring and Anticipation Committee (Covars), author of Epidemia (Robert Laffont, 2026)
00:00 — Suspected plague in Russia: Should we really be worried?
01:05 — How is plague transmitted?
02:05 — Pneumonic plague: why is it more worrying?
03:00 — Can the plague become a biological weapon?
04:15 — Would we be helpless against a plague epidemic?
05:25 — Why is bioterrorism so frightening?
06:40 — Lab accident: should we link it to Covid?
07:40 — Can a highly lethal disease still spread?
08:40 — What this case reveals about our fears
09:25 — Is the plague really a threat today?
🎧 Discover previous episodes on the website 👉 https://www.radiofrance.fr/francecult...
#plague #russia #disinformation
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Mal que le Ciel en sa fureur
Inventa pour punir les crimes de la terre
La Peste (puisqu’il faut l’appeler par son nom)
Capable d’enrichir en un jour l’Achéron,
Faisait aux animaux la guerre"...
PESTE en RUSSIE : faut-il vraiment s'INQUIÉTER ? Un INFECTIOLOGUE répond
France Culture
21,576 views
On the night of October 2nd, a laboratory technician working at a Russian institute for combating dangerous infections died.
An unconfirmed hypothesis suggests pneumonic plague, contracted following a laboratory accident. Authorities are trying to reassure the public, but the news has already spread.
An infectious disease specialist from Bichat Hospital helps us separate fact from fiction.
To discuss this:
🎙️ Xavier Lescure, infectious disease specialist at Bichat-Claude-Bernard Hospital, professor of infectious diseases at Paris-Cité University, member of the Health Risk Monitoring and Anticipation Committee (Covars), author of Epidemia (Robert Laffont, 2026)
00:00 — Suspected plague in Russia: Should we really be worried?
01:05 — How is plague transmitted?
02:05 — Pneumonic plague: why is it more worrying?
03:00 — Can the plague become a biological weapon?
04:15 — Would we be helpless against a plague epidemic?
05:25 — Why is bioterrorism so frightening?
06:40 — Lab accident: should we link it to Covid?
07:40 — Can a highly lethal disease still spread?
08:40 — What this case reveals about our fears
09:25 — Is the plague really a threat today?
🎧 Discover previous episodes on the website 👉 https://www.radiofrance.fr/francecult...
#plague #russia #disinformation
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👀 Find us on:
Instagram: Instagram: franceculture
Facebook: Facebook: franceculture
TikTok: TikTok: franceculture
LinkedIn: LinkedIn: franceculture
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