Plague Death in Siberia Triggers Quarantine and Isolation

A young employee at an anti-plague research institute in Russia's Irkutsk region died from suspected pneumonic plague after accidentally breaking a test tube with live bacteria. Nearly 200 people have been isolated and events cancelled as a hospital quarantine was imposed. The woman was admitted with severe pneumonia and died on a ventilator. Officials confirmed no plague outbreaks in nearby Buryatia.

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