WorldPingA laboratory worker in Russia who may have been exposed to pneumonic plague has died, leading to nearly 200 people being placed under medical observation, according to reports.
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According to local media reports, as many as 189 people have also been placed under medical observation in Irkutsk in Eastern Russia.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by CNBC World
WorldPingRussian authorities say a staffer at a plague research institute in Siberia contracted pneumonia of an unknown cause, and local state TV reported the woman died last week…
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by ABC News
Officials said they need to learn more about the evolving situation before determining the potential threat to the United States.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Washington Post
A worker at a plague research institute in Siberia has died, and nearly 200 of her contacts are under medical observation. Russian authorities deny a link to the bacterial infection. The US is monitoring the situation.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Deutsche Welle
WorldPingA lab accident is said to have led to the death of a woman from pneumonic plague in the Irkutsk region of Siberia, leading to nearly 200 possible contacts being put under observation…
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by New Scientist
Nearly 200 people are under medical observation in Russia’s Irkutsk region over suspected exposure to plague, according to local media reports.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by CNBC World
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