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Russian plague lab worker dies, raising biosecurity fears
Original: How worried should we be about the death of a Russian plague lab worker?
A worker at a Russian laboratory that studies plague has died, prompting questions about how the person was infected and whether the pathogen could spread. Health experts are urging calm while calling for a transparent investigation into the circumstances, noting that plague is treatable with antibiotics but that lab-acquired infections raise serious biosecurity concerns.
Why now: Reports of a plague-related death at a research lab spark fears of a potential outbreak or lab leak.
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- How worried should we be about the death of a Russian plague lab worker? · ITV News · 772.6K
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