WHO Presses Russia Over Mysterious Plague Lab Death
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The World Health Organization is demanding more information from Russia about the death of a 28-year-old worker at the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute in Siberia. Russia says the woman died of pneumonia of unknown origin, but initial reports suggested pneumonic plague, prompting global concern and quarantine measures.
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