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Russian lab worker dies of suspected plague, 200 under observation
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A worker at a Russian laboratory has died of suspected plague, and around 200 people have been placed under medical observation as a precaution. Health officials are investigating a possible pneumonic plague case, a form of the disease caused by the same bacterium as bubonic plague, which can spread between people through airborne respiratory droplets, prompting concern over containment and monitoring.
Why now: A fatal suspected plague case linked to a lab has raised fears of a possible outbreak and triggered mass medical observation.
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