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Possible pneumonic plague outbreak in Siberia puts 200 under watch
Original: BREAKING: POSSIBLE PNEUMONIC PLAGUE OUTBREAK IN SIBERIA AS NEARLY 200 PEOPLE COME UNDER OBSERVATION A laboratory worker
A laboratory worker in Irkutsk, Russia, has reportedly died from plague, prompting fears of a possible pneumonic plague outbreak in Siberia. Health authorities have placed nearly 200 people under medical observation as a precaution while investigations into the source of the infection continue. The reported death has raised concerns about the spread of the rare but serious disease.
Why now: Reports of a plague death and mass medical observation in Siberia are alarming and rare, drawing wide attention.
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