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A woman suspected of contracting the plague in Irkutsk, Siberia, has died, leading to the imposition of a quarantine on the local hospital and the implementation of extensive emergency health measures. Around 200 contacts have been placed under medical monitoring amid suspicions that the source of infection may have been an incident within a laboratory. Reports suggest that the likely cause was the breakage of a vial contaminated with bacteria, but no definitive diagnosis has been confirmed yet; there is also speculation that the incident may have been an attempt to cover up the situation. Plague cases are transmitted between humans through flea bites and contact; it is treatable with antibiotics if detected early. However, natural reservoirs of the infection still exist in some areas, and the current situation in Irkutsk remains under investigation and analysis.
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