US to monitor passengers from Russia at New York's JFK airport

The US plans to monitor passengers from Russia at JFK airport after reports that a researcher in Siberia died of pneumonic plague.

Russian authorities say she died of pneumonia of unknown cause and report that tests found no dangerous pathogens.

The monitoring is meant to help identify possible health risks among arriving travelers.

The article does not say what checks will involve or whether any other US airports will take similar steps.