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Lab worker's suspected plague death in Siberia prompts quarantine
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A researcher at a plague laboratory in Irkutsk, Siberia, has died of what officials say is possibly plague, though the infection is described as unknown. Nearly 200 people are under observation, quarantine measures have been introduced, and the White House is reportedly monitoring the suspected outbreak in Russia. Authorities have not confirmed the cause of death.
Why now: A possible plague death at a Russian plague lab, with quarantine measures and international attention, is raising fears of an outbreak.
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Evidence
- Lab worker ‘possibly’ dies of plague in Siberia, prompting quarantine measures · The Guardian
- 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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