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Russian lab worker 'dies of suspected plague' as 200 under observation
A laboratory worker in Russia who may have been exposed to pneumonic plague has died, leading to nearly 200 people being placed under medical observation, according to reports.
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Both outlets focus on the death of a Russian lab worker in Siberia and treat it as a suspected plague-related case. Al Jazeera uniquely notes that a Russian agency linked the death to “pneumonia of unknown” origin, while CNN foregrounds the lab setting and says authorities are investigating whether a dangerous infection may have been released after a suspected laboratory accident.
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