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Hundreds quarantined in Russia after researcher dies of plague
Original: Plague outbreak in Russia? Hundreds quarantined after death of lab researcher
Reports from India Today say a laboratory researcher in Russia has died of plague, prompting authorities to place hundreds of people in quarantine to prevent any spread of the disease. Officials have not confirmed a wider outbreak, and details about the researcher's workplace and how the infection occurred remain limited as health authorities investigate.
Why now: Fears of a new infectious disease outbreak, coming after the covid pandemic, are drawing intense public attention.
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- Plague outbreak in Russia? Hundreds quarantined after death of lab researcher · India Today
- Plague outbreak in Russia? Hundreds quarantined after death of lab researcher · India Today
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