Global concern over Brossia Lab worker's death
A 28-year-old Russian laboratory technician in Irkutsk, Siberia, has died after contracting a severe illness. The possibility that she was exposed to the plague bacteria, particularly pneumonic plague, was identified during her work at a laboratory specialized in infectious diseases. Russian authorities have taken precautionary measures, including placing around 200 people in quarantine who had been in contact with her and canceling public events in the area. However, it has not yet been confirmed that her death was due to the plague. The World Health Organization warned that pneumonic plague is a severe and dangerous disease that can be fatal if not treated early. Nevertheless, the recovery rate is high if diagnosed and treated within 24 hours of symptom onset.
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