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WHO says cause unclear in death of Russian plague-lab worker

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A week after a lab worker in Siberia who worked with plague died of pneumonia, the World Health Organization says it does not know what caused the illness. Former White House COVID coordinator Deborah Birx said a lack of transparency around the case is concerning. Russian authorities have not explained the circumstances of the death.

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