Russian Plague Lab Worker Dies, Hundreds Quarantined in Siberia
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A 28-year-old researcher at a Siberian anti-plague institute in Irkutsk died after reportedly breaking a test tube containing live pneumonic plague bacteria, prompting quarantine measures and nearly 200 people placed under medical observation. Russian authorities have not confirmed plague as the cause, saying she died of pneumonia of 'unknown origin,' while the US and others monitor the situation.
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