HealthWHO says no plague cases registered after Russian lab worker’s death

The WHO says the cause of pneumonia that killed a worker at a Russian plague research institute remains unknown, with no registered plague cases or evidence of ongoing transmission. Tests on her contacts were negative, and they have shown no symptoms.

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