Russian Plague Lab Worker Dies, Nearly 200 Quarantined in Siberia

Russian Plague Lab Worker Dies, Nearly 200 Quarantined in Siberia

A 28-year-old researcher at Russia's Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute in Siberia died after reportedly breaking a test tube containing live pneumonic plague bacteria, prompting nearly 200 contacts to be placed under medical observation. The US is monitoring the case closely, while Russian authorities have declined to confirm plague as the cause, citing 'pneumonia of unknown origin.'

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