A 28yo lab technician in Siberia's Anti-Plague Institute died after accidentally breaking a test tube containing plague bacteria (the pathogen behind Black Death).
~200 contacts isolated; hospital quarantined; all tests negative so far. Outbreak appears contained, but safety probes are underway.
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Nearly 200 People Under Observation After Irkutsk Lab Worker Dies From Plague - The Moscow Times
Health authorities in Siberia’s Irkutsk region have placed nearly 200 people under medical observation after a laboratory worker died from plague, according to media reports and a statement by a regio...