Plague Fears in Russia After Lab Worker's Death
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A lab worker at an anti-plague institute in Irkutsk, Siberia, has died, sparking fears of a plague outbreak. The 28-year-old woman, Daria Chipilova, may have contracted the disease from a broken test tube. Around 200 people who had contact with her are under quarantine, and hospitals have been closed. Authorities initially denied it was plague but later confirmed it was pneumonic plague. The source of the infection is under investigation.
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