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Russia denies imposing anti-plague measures after death of lab worker

- Russian authorities denied Tuesday that they were imposing anti-plague measures after a laboratory technician reportedly died of the disease

- US President Donald Trump had said Monday that his country was looking at the situation “very strongly” and would “help them as much as we can”.

- US Secretary of State Marco Rubio demanded Tuesday that Russia be “transparent” about the situation

- An international conference on plague and other infectious diseases will meanwhile be held in Irkutsk on October 21-22

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BREAKING: CDC says it is closely monitoring reports of a suspected fatal pneumonic plague case in Russia’s Irkutsk region and working across the U.S. government to assess developments

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BREAKING: The U.S. has warned Russia that failing to disclose details of a worker’s death at a Siberian plague research center runs counter to its international health obligations, U.S. officials say.

Officials say Russia has provided little information about the mysterious episode, which has raised fears an infectious disease could spread beyond Russia’s borders, WSJ reports

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