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Russian lab technician dies after plague bacteria exposure
Original: JUST NOW: Russian authorities have quarantined hundreds of people and shut several hospitals after a 28-year-old lab tec
Russian authorities have quarantined hundreds of people and closed several hospitals in Siberia after a 28-year-old laboratory technician died at the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Institute. The death followed reports that a test tube containing plague bacteria was broken during work. Officials have moved quickly to contain any potential spread, with the quarantine and hospital closures affecting facilities in the region as the situation develops.
Why now: The sudden death from plague exposure and emergency quarantine measures have raised fears of an outbreak.
Irkutsk Anti-Plague InstituteRussiaSiberiaIrkutsk
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