WHO Presses Russia on Mysterious Plague Lab Worker's Death
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The World Health Organization is demanding answers from authorities after a 28-year-old lab worker at Siberia's Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute died from an illness of unknown origin. While Russia says no plague cases have been recorded, global health officials say they lack key information needed for a full risk assessment.
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