WorldPingThe World Health Organization joined Western leaders on Wednesday in urging Russia to share more information about what killed a plague institute worker in Siberia as reports emerged of a second suspected case.
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WorldPingFears that the death may have been caused by pneumonic plague has prompted calls for more transparency from Russia.
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WorldPingRussian authorities are keeping a tight lid on information about last week’s suspicious death of a lab worker in Siberia that has been surrounded by secrecy and claims that it could have been caused by pneumonic plague…
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WorldPingRussia rules out epidemic risk after plague lab worker’s death — full report at Times of India.
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WorldPingRussia's health watchdog has claimed there is no risk of an epidemic following the death of a plague institute worker in Siberia - as the Kremlin accuses the media of providing false information about the case.
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