Russian Plague Lab Worker Dies, Nearly 200 Quarantined in Siberia

Russian Plague Lab Worker Dies, Nearly 200 Quarantined in Siberia

A 28-year-old lab worker at a Siberian anti-plague research institute in Russia died after possibly being exposed to pneumonic plague, with nearly 200 contacts placed under medical observation. Russian authorities deny plague has been detected among contacts, while the WHO and UK health officials assess the public health risk as low and the US says it is monitoring.

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