WHO Presses Russia Over Siberian Plague Lab Worker's Death

WHO Presses Russia Over Siberian Plague Lab Worker's Death

The World Health Organization is demanding more information from Russia about the death of a 28-year-old lab worker at the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute in Siberia. Russian authorities say she died of pneumonia of unknown origin and deny any plague link, while the WHO warns it lacks the "full picture" to assess the public health risk.

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