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Russia Reports A Worker At A Siberian Plague Institute Got Pneumonia From An Unknown Cause And Died
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Status
Reported, not yet confirmed
Independent sources
2
First seen
Oct 5, 8:28 AM EDT
updated Oct 7, 10:04 PM EDT
Topic
Local News
Reported by WDIV (Local 4 NBC) and WJR, not yet confirmed.
What Happened
The death of a Russian lab worker has raised questions regarding potential exposure to the plague, WJR reported. However, the World Health Organization stated that the worker's death has not been clearly linked to the disease, according to WDIV.
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Official Confirmation
No official source confirms this yet. It is reported, not confirmed.
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