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Lab Technician Dies of Suspected Pneumonic Plague in Siberia; Up to 200 People Quarantined

Moscow: A 28-year-old female laboratory technician has died in Siberia after reportedly contracting pneumonic plague at a specialised anti-plague institute, according to local media reports. Darya Shipilova, who worked at the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Institute, is believed to have been exposed to the infection after a test tube broke at the facility. Shipilova was admitted to […]