Russian lab worker dies of suspected plague in Siberia; US monitoring case

A 28-year-old laboratory worker in Siberia has died of a suspected plague following what is reported as a potential lab accident. The victim had initially been diagnosed with a pneumonia of unknown origin before the case was linked to the plague.

International authorities are responding to the incident, with the United States actively monitoring the developing case in Russia. Russian agencies have officially connected the worker's death to the pneumonia diagnosis as investigations into the suspected outbreak continue.