Russian lab worker dies of suspected plague in Siberia; US monitoring case
A Russian agency links the lab worker's death to 'pneumonia of unknown' origin.
Al Jazeera English reports that a Russian agency links the lab worker's death to 'pneumonia of unknown' origin.
This science story centres on Russia. Names and organisations mentioned in the coverage include Russian and Siberia.
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- Russia · Europe
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- Russian, Siberia
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- Science
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