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US watching case of lab worker who possibly died of plague in Siberia
Original: US closely monitoring case of lab worker who ‘possibly’ died of plague in Siberia, says Rubio
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Washington is closely monitoring the death of Darya Shipilova, a laboratory worker in Siberia who may have died of plague. Russian authorities have placed quarantine measures in several hospitals in eastern Russia amid uncertainty over the cause of death. The case has drawn international attention because of concerns about a potential outbreak and questions over how the infection may have occurred in a laboratory setting.
Why now: The possible plague death and hospital quarantines in Russia are raising public health alarm and prompting international scrutiny.
Darya ShipilovaMarco RubioRussiaUnited StatesSiberia
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- US closely monitoring case of lab worker who ‘possibly’ died of plague in Siberia, says Rubio · The Guardian
Quarantine measures in place in several hospitals in eastern Russia amid uncertainty over death of Darya Shipilova
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