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US State Department monitors fatal unknown pneumonia near Russian plague lab

Original: BREAKING: The U.S. State Department is monitoring a reportedly fatal case of "pneumonia of an unknown etiology" linked t

The U.S. State Department is monitoring a reportedly fatal case of pneumonia of an unknown cause linked to a plague research laboratory in Russia, according to ABC. Details about the patient, the laboratory involved and any confirmed link remain limited, and Russian authorities have not publicly confirmed the report. The case is drawing attention given the lab's connection to plague research.

Why now: Reports of a fatal unexplained illness connected to a plague research lab in Russia are raising public health and biosecurity concerns.

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