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US 'closely monitoring' after Russian lab worker 'dies of suspected plague'

The US says it is "closely monitoring" the situation after the death of a laboratory worker in Russia who may have been exposed to pneumonic plague.

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What the coverage shows

All seven outlets focus on the Russian lab death and the resulting precautions, with most mentioning quarantine, medical observation or other restrictions affecting contacts and facilities. Sky News and ABC News foreground the US angle, saying Washington is monitoring the case, while Fox News also highlights the WHO’s view that current public risk is low. The Independent is the only outlet to include the broken test tube detail from local media, and The Hill’s items are framed as Rising commentary rather than straight reporting.

Written by Crossfiled from the 8 headlines and extracts below, not from the articles themselves. It describes how the outlets framed this, not what happened. Open any headline for a summary of that article.

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