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Nearly 200 Under Watch After Irkutsk Lab Worker Dies of Plague
Original: Nearly 200 people under observation after Irkutsk lab worker dies from plague
A laboratory worker in Irkutsk, Russia, has died from plague, and health authorities have placed nearly 200 people under medical observation in response. The death has prompted concern about how the worker was exposed and whether the infection could spread further, with officials monitoring contacts as a precaution.
Why now: The fatal plague case and the large-scale quarantine of contacts have raised public concern about a potential outbreak.
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Evidence
- Nearly 200 People Under Observation After Irkutsk Lab Worker Dies from Plague · ericmay · 299
- Nearly 200 people under observation after Irkutsk lab worker dies from plague · tosh · 15
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