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Russia's health regulator has denied reports of a second case of illness linked to a Siberian plague research laboratory.
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“Russia's health regulator denied on Thursday that someone had fallen ill after coming into contact with a worker at a plague research laboratory in Siberia who died last week.”How each side headlined it
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Russia denies epidemic risk after pneumonic plague researcher dies in Siberia | DW News
DW News · Oct 6
Russian lab worker's death sparks plague fears as unverified claims spread online • FRANCE 24
France 24 English · Oct 6
WHO seeks answers as Russia denies plague after Siberian lab worker's death
Al Jazeera English · Oct 8
After Russian death, a closer look at plague speculation — The death of a young Russian lab worker at an anti-plague research institute in Siberia is sparking speculation about a possible case of pneumonic plague. The woman who died worked at the Irkutsk Res
PBS NewsHour · Oct 6
Russia eases plague precautions despite unknown cause of death | DW News
DW News · Oct 8
UN health agency wants more details from Russia on suspected pneumonic plague case • FRANCE 24
France 24 English · Oct 7
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Russia's health regulator denied on Thursday that someone had fallen ill after coming into contact with a worker at a plague research laboratory in Siberia who died last week.
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