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⬤ LOW 29 Oct 2026, 10:00 UTC

Russia's Plague Scare Highlights Need for Lab Safety, Biosecurity

Too much remains unknown about the death of Darya Shipilova, a 28-year-old lab technician for a Russian research institute. Her employer has denied local media reports that she may have been exposed to plague after breaking a test tube. Russian officials, who say no cases of plague have been reported in the region, have attributed her death to pneumonia.
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