Russia Lifts Siberia Anti-Plague Lab Quarantine After Technician's Death
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Russia has lifted quarantine measures at an anti-plague research institute in Siberia after a 28-year-old female lab technician died from severe pneumonia. Initial unconfirmed reports linked her death to pneumonic plague, a severe lung infection caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis, following a laboratory exposure at the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute. The incident sparked global concern, including in China, and US President Trump said he planned to speak with Russian President Putin. Russian authorities stated the case was "community-acquired pneumonia" not connected to the pathogen.
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- SCMP ChinaRussia lifts plague lab measures after technician's death
Russia has lifted quarantine measures at an anti-plague research institute in Siberia after a 28-year-old female lab technician died from severe pneumonia. Initial unconfirmed reports linked her death to pneumonic plague, sparking global concern including in China; US President Trump said he planned to speak with Russian President Putin. Russian authorities said the case was "community-acquired pneumonia" not connected to the pathogen. 俄罗斯解除鼠疫实验室措施 技术员死亡后 俄罗斯已解除西伯利亚一个反鼠疫研究所的隔离措施，此前一名28岁女实验室技术员因严重肺炎死亡。初步未确认的报告将她的死与肺鼠疫联系起来，引发包括中国在内的全球担忧，美国总统特朗普表示他计划与俄罗斯总统普京交谈。俄当局表示该病例为"社区获得性肺炎"，与病原体无关。
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