Russian Scientist Dies as Irkutsk Hospital Is Quarantined Over Suspected Plague Case
A 28-year-old scientist has died in Russia’s Irkutsk region after a suspected case of a dangerous infectious disease prompted authorities to quarantine Shelekhov District Hospital. Russian officials have not confirmed that plague caused the death. However, health workers placed identified contacts under medical observation and reportedly isolated about 100 hospital staff while tests and anti-epidemic measures continued. Reports linked the woman’s possible exposure to laboratory work or a recent expedition near the Mongolian border, but these accounts remain unconfirmed. Authorities said none of the contacts tested had shown signs of illness.
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