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Russian laboratory worker dies of suspected plague
Original: russian plague outbreak bubonic plague
A Russian laboratory worker has reportedly died of suspected pneumonic plague, prompting health authorities elsewhere to reassure the public. The UK Health Security Agency says the risk to people in Britain is 'very low'. The reports have driven searches about a plague outbreak in Russia, though officials have not confirmed widespread bubonic plague.
Why now: A reported plague death in Russia has raised fears of a possible outbreak and prompted health agencies to issue reassurances.
RussiaUK Health Security Agency
Evidence
- Plague epidemic risk in Russia low after death of lab technician, WHO says · The Guardian
- The plague may have escaped from a lab in Siberia · The Economist
- UKHSA says risk of plague 'very low' after Russian laboratory worker 'dies of suspected pneumonic plague' · Sky News
Elsewhere
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