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WHO seeks answers after a Russian lab worker's death
A worker at Russia's Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute died Oct. 2 of what Russian authorities call pneumonia of unknown cause. Russia says no plague case was registered; the WHO says the cause is still unknown and has asked Russia for more information. About 200 contacts were quarantined or monitored.
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Sources
- AP via Boston Globe: Russian lab worker's death raises plague concerns
- AP via The Irish News: Russia denies a second infection
- Al Jazeera: Russia denies anti-plague measures
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