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Russian lab worker dies of 'mystery' illness, nearly 200 quarantined after suspected deadly virus leak

A health scare has gripped Russia's Siberian region of Irkutsk after a 28-year-old laboratory worker died following severe pneumonia, with reports linking her illness to a possible exposure to a dangerous pathogen at an anti-plague research facility. Nearly 200 people who may have come into direct or indirect contact with the woman have reportedly been placed under medical observation or isolation.