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Russian officials downplay plague reports after lab technician death
Moscow says post-mortem tests found no plague, while the US monitors the situation amid reports of a 28-year-old woman's death in Siberia
MOSCOW — Russian officials said Sunday they have the situation under control after reports emerged that a laboratory technician had died from plague, a rare and highly contagious disease.
The reports, which first appeared on Friday, identified a 28-year-old woman named Darya Shipilova as having died from plague after working at the anti-plague institute in Siberia's Irkutsk region.
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Sources
- [1] Russian officials say 'situation under control' after plague reports— France 24
- [2] Russian officials say ‘situation under control’ after plague reports— Jamaica Observer
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