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US monitoring suspected plague death of lab worker in Siberia
Original: US closely monitoring case of lab worker who possibly died of plague in Siberia
A laboratory worker in the Irkutsk region of Siberia is reported to have possibly died of plague, with quarantine measures put in place as Russian health authorities investigate. The United States says it is closely monitoring the situation. The case has drawn international attention because of plague's rarity and the circumstances of the suspected laboratory exposure.
Why now: A suspected plague death linked to a laboratory in Siberia raises public health and biosafety concerns, prompting international attention.
United StatesRussiaIr kutskSiberia
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