Russia isolates nearly 200 people after reported plague death at Irkutsk lab
- Darya Shipilova, a 28-year-old laboratory technician, was hospitalized with severe pneumonia in Shelekhov, Russia’s Irkutsk region, and died two days later amid suspected exposure to a particularly dangerous infection.
- The Shelekhov district hospital was placed under quarantine, while Rospotrebnadzor took epidemic-control measures and Anna Popova attended an emergency meeting.
- Authorities identified nearly 200 possible contacts and placed 189 people under medical observation; officials said they showed no signs of illness and had tested negative.
- The exposure and diagnosis were not officially confirmed, and authorities investigated possible safety violations.
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