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WorldPingDarya Shipilova's death at a Siberian plague research institute triggered quarantines and mass observation, but Russia has not confirmed what killed her.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Fox News
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
Nearly 200 people are under medical observation in Russia’s Irkutsk region over suspected exposure to plague, according to local media reports.
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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
WorldPingMarco Rubio has said the US is "closely monitoring" the case involving the death of a laboratory worker in Russia who may have been exposed to pneumonic plague.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Sky News
WorldPingUnconfirmed reports have suggested there was a laboratory accident.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Ars Technica
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