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Researcher At Russian Plague Laboratory Dies of 'Unknown' Infection
TL;DRWoman dies at Russian plague lab; authorities won't confirm if it was plague.
Why it matters: Biosafety incidents at high-containment facilities raise concerns about oversight and pandemic risk.
"Russian health authorities have taken precautionary measures in response to the death of a woman who worked at an anti-plague research facility," reports Axios, "but have not confirmed that she contracted plague." On Sept. 25, 28-year-old Daria Shipilova, who worked at an…
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