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Russian lab worker dies of plague, 200 under observation
Original: russian plague
Health authorities in Russia's Irkutsk region are monitoring nearly 200 people after a laboratory worker died from plague. The death has prompted medical observation of those who may have come into contact with the infection, and reports of the case are spreading widely across Russian-language and international outlets.
Why now: The rare plague death in a laboratory setting, with a large number of contacts under watch, is raising public health concerns.
Evidence
- Dozens quarantined in Siberia after plague institute lab worker dies · Reuters
- 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
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