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Plague outbreak in Russia? Hundreds quarantined after death of lab researcher

A 28-year-old anti-plague researcher died after developing severe pneumonia, prompting quarantines and contact tracing in Siberia. The case has raised questions over a possible lab exposure even as officials say no wider outbreak has been found.
Amid growing concern over a suspected laboratory infection in Siberia, Russian authorities have placed hundreds of people under observation and imposed quarantine measures after a 28-year-old researcher died from severe pneumonia at plague laboratory... [4791 chars]
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