Nearly 200 people isolated after lab worker in Russia dies of plague
Headline as filed by New Scientist.
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| Publisher | Headline | Summary | Published | Detected | Delay | Source | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Scientist | Nearly 200 people isolated after lab worker in Russia dies of plague |
A lab accident is said to have led to the death of a woman from pneumonic plague in the Irkutsk region of Siberia, leading to nearly 200 possible contacts being put under observation |
0m | newscientist.com | First Page headline | ||
| The Independent World | How Russia and the world are responding to a possible case of pneumonic plague after lab worker dies |
The World Health Organization says that a possible case of pneumonic plague in Russia poses a "very low" risk outside the country |
22h | independent.co.uk | Latest |
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