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Canada closely following reports of plague in Russia, health minister says
- Canada’s Health Minister Marjorie Michel says the government is closely following reports that a woman at a plague research institute in Siberia died.
- Russian authorities say the woman contracted pneumonia from an unknown source, with no evidence linking it to the pathogens she studied.
- Siberian media reported that the woman died from pneumonic plague, while local authorities quarantined a hospital and monitored contacts.
- Michel says there is no risk to Canada, while Canada, the World Health Organization, other countries, and the United States are monitoring the situation.
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Canada closely following reports of plague in Russia, health minister says
Health Minister Marjorie Michel says Canada is very closely following reports that a woman who worked at a plague research institute in Siberia has died.
·Toronto, Canada
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The Siberian media reported that the woman had died of a pulmonary plague.
·Montreal, Canada
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