Russian Lab Worker Dies of Suspected Plague in Siberia

Russian Lab Worker Dies of Suspected Plague in Siberia

A 28-year-old lab worker at Russia's Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute in Siberia died of suspected pneumonic plague after reportedly breaking a test tube containing live bacteria, prompting nearly 200 contacts to be placed under medical observation. Russian officials say she died of pneumonia of unknown origin, while the World Health Organization assesses the public health risk as low and the US monitors the situation.

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