在本文中，吉吉·奎克·格龙瓦尔指出，目前有关西伯利亚一名实验室工作人员死亡的种种证据“并不能说明全球正面临鼠疫紧急事态”。
In Opinion The available evidence around the death of a laboratory worker in Siberia “does not point to a global plague emergency,” Gigi Kwik Gronvall writes.
不过，这一悲剧性事件应当促使美国人反思：我们是否具备识别并遏制下一场疾病威胁的能力。事实上，美国尚未做好应对大规模疾病暴发的准备。
“But this tragic death should prompt Americans to question whether we have the capacity to recognize and contain the next disease threat.”America is not prepared for a major disease outbreak.