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Suspected plague death at Russian lab triggers quarantines
Original: plague
A researcher at an anti-plague laboratory in Irkutsk, Siberia, has died of an infection authorities initially called pneumonia but which reports suggest may have been plague. Hospitals have imposed quarantines, with nearly 200 people hospitalized or under observation. The White House is reportedly monitoring the suspected outbreak, while Russia's public health agency insists the epidemiological situation remains stable.
Why now: A possible plague death connected to a Russian research lab and resulting quarantines have raised international health concerns.
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Evidence
- Hospitals in Irkutsk impose quarantines after an employee at an anti-plague institute dies. Russia’s public health agency says she died of pneumonia and the epidemiological situation remains ‘stable.’ · Meduza
- Lab worker ‘possibly’ dies of plague in Siberia, prompting quarantine measures · The Guardian
- Dozens quarantined after researcher at Russian plague laboratory dies of ‘unknown’ infection · CNN
- Russia hospitalizes almost 200 people after researcher's death from plague: Reports · CNBC
- Scoop: White House monitors suspected plague outbreak in Russia · Axios
- Nearly 200 People Under Observation After Irkutsk Lab Worker Dies From Plague · The Moscow Times
- Researcher at Russian plague laboratory dies of ‘unknown’ infection · CNN
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