'New nightmare fuel dropped': Frenzy as MIT researcher picks apart Russia's plague story
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Disputes: Claim of a large Russian plague outbreak
- Claimed argued that 's response was inconsistent with a lab-acquired plague infection treated with prophylactic antibiotics.1
- Claimed cited quarantines across several hospitals.1
- Claimed cited reported FSB involvement.1
- Claimed cited hazmat use.1
- A 28-year-old female laboratory worker died at the (🇷🇺).1
- n authorities had responded to the death since late September.1
- (🇷🇺) reported nearly 200 people were placed under medical observation.1
- Confirmed (🇷🇺) said the worker had pneumonia of unknown origin. Read with skepticism: record of concealment1
- Confirmed (🇷🇺) said expanded testing found no microorganisms linked to 's work.1
- Confirmed (🇷🇺) said no accident occurred at the institute.1
- Confirmed The (🇺🇳) said no cause of death had been officially confirmed.1
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