HealthRussian Lab Worker Dies After Suspected Pneumonic Plague Leak
A 28-year-old laboratory worker, Darya Shipilova, at the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute in Siberia died after developing severe pneumonia. US officials are monitoring reports that she may have contracted pneumonic plague in a possible lab-related incident. Russian authorities have not confirmed plague but diagnosed pneumonia of unknown cause. Nearly 200 contacts are under medical observation as preventive measures continue.
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