Russian Plague Lab Worker Dies, Nearly 200 Quarantined

Russian Plague Lab Worker Dies, Nearly 200 Quarantined

A 28-year-old lab worker at Siberia's Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute died of pneumonia of unknown origin, prompting quarantine measures for nearly 200 contacts. Russian officials deny the death was caused by plague, while the WHO says the public health risk appears low.

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