The Guardian published reader letters responding to an earlier editorial on a potential plague outbreak and to delays in a World Health Organization pandemic agreement, according to the Guardian letters page on plague risks and the pandemic agreement.

According to The Guardian, the editorial addressed a period of silence from Siberia after a worker died at a plague research institute there. One letter writer agreed with the editorial that "the lack of information is the real worry." The summary does not identify which correspondent wrote that letter.

The Guardian reported that Dr Darren Mann deplored delays to the pandemic agreement. The summary does not describe the specific delays he cited or the parties he held responsible for them.

The Guardian also reported that Kent Buse said Britain could do more. The summary does not say what additional steps he had in mind, or whether any government body has responded to either correspondent.

The available summary is incomplete. It ends mid-sentence in its description of the editorial and does not give the number of letters published, the full wording of the editorial, or the names of all correspondents. It also does not say whether Russian authorities have commented on the Siberian institute, or whether the worker's death has been confirmed by any official source. The claims made in the letters and the editorial have not been checked against other reporting for this story.

Sources: The Guardian: Plague risks in Russia and a dangerous delay on WHO pandemic agreement | Letters.