Former CDC director warns Russian plague strain may have been manipulated
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- Confirmed (🇷🇺) said a 28-year-old female laboratory worker died from pneumonia of unknown aetiology.1
- A 28-year-old female laboratory worker worked at the (🇷🇺).1
- Claimed said modified plague bacteria might explain why antibiotics might not have worked.1
- Claimed Unconfirmed reports said a 28-year-old female laboratory worker accidentally broke a test tube containing live plague bacteria.1
- Reports said around 200 people a 28-year-old female laboratory worker had contacted were placed under observation.1
- Hospitals and a maternity unit in the region were quarantined, according to reports.1
- (🇺🇸), (🇪🇺) and (🇺🇳) called on Russia for transparency over the case.1