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Plague outbreak? Russian lab worker dies in Siberia - The Latest

B2Upper-intermediateOctober 6, 202613 min
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Quarantine measures have been in place in several hospitals in eastern Russia since a 28-year-old laboratory worker, Darya Shipilova, died after falling ill at work following a reported accident at a plague research centre in Siberia. Russia’s health watchdog has said she died of ‘pneumonia of unknown aetiology’, but there is speculation about a possible plague infection. Lucy Hough speaks to Science Weekly co-host Madeleine Finlay – watch on YouTube. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

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This is The Guardian. These are extremely dangerous pathogens. There are a huge amount of unanswered questions here. If she was working with this bacterium

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and there was an incident, why wasn't she treated promptly? And if she was treated promptly, why did she die? From The Guardian's today in focus,

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This is the latest with me, Lucy Hoth. A Russian laboratory worker has died of a suspected plague case in Siberia. Madeline Finley, you are co-host of our sister podcast Science Weekly. Obviously, this is very alarming.

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