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Russian researcher who studied plague died of mysterious illness: What to know

A 28-year-old lab technician in Russia’s far east working on research at the country’s Anti-Plague Institute died of “pneumonia of unknown etiology,” on Thursday, triggering a public health lockdown involving the quarantining of 200 other p

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Russian researcher who studied plague died of mysterious illness: What to know
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A 28-year-old lab technician in Russia’s far east working on research at the country’s Anti-Plague Institute died of “pneumonia of unknown etiology,” on Thursday, triggering a public health lockdown involving the quarantining of 200 other people. Daria Shipilova, 28, was hospitalized and put on a ventilator on Tuesday, then died two days later.

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