An autopsy last week revealed that a geneticist who died mysteriously have succumbed to the plague. Malcolm Casadaban, 60, studied a weakened form and would benign bacterium responsible for plague, Yersinia pestis in his laboratory at the University of Chicago. Casadaban died Sunday, September 13 and an autopsy report 5 days later, indicated a high level of Y. pestis in his blood. No other cause of death was obvious, the university said.
A University team of scientists with the support of local health authorities and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, is studying the issue. Until now in contact with Casadaban showed symptoms of plague. Investigators are focusing on whether the strain Casadaban worked on was different from other benign strains of the bacteria and if he had an innate sensitivity to the microbe. Results are expected in a few weeks.
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