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Russia Anti-Plague Lab Death Sparks Infection Concerns, 200 Under Watch

Concerns over infection have grown after the death of a 28-year-old employee at Russia’s Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute, with about 200 people under medical observation.

Plague fears rise in Russia after anti-plague lab employee dies

Concern has grown in Russia after an anti-plague lab employee died in Siberia, though officials say no widespread plague outbreak has been confirmed.