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An investigation is underway in Irkutsk, Siberia, following the death of a 28-year-old researcher, Daria Shipilova, at the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute of Siberia and the Far East.
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- The Incident: Shipilova died from acute pneumonia of an undetermined cause. While initial local reports and strict local quarantine measures sparked fears of a pneumonic plague exposure, Russian health authorities have officially denied any plague outbreak.
- Quarantines and Monitoring: Russian authorities placed around 200 of her contacts under monitoring and instituted strict health screening and local hospital quarantines, though officials have stated that many of those isolated have since been released without testing positive for any illness.
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