HealthRussia’s plague quarantine after lab worker’s death: Should we be worried?

About 200 people in Siberia were quarantined after a worker at a plague research institute fell ill and died. Russian media reported she may have contracted pneumonic plague in a laboratory accident, which has not been confirmed. Authorities later said they found no evidence her illness was caused by pathogens she worked with and that the situation was under control.

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AAl Jazeera★★★☆☆2026-10-06 11:40Original