US monitoring potential plague outbreak in Russia | FOX 13 Seattle
World and global health leaders are asking the Russian government to come clean and provide more information about the death of a scientist linked to plague research.
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Video Summary
AI GeneratedGlobal health officials and world leaders are demanding transparency from Russia following the death of a scientist at a Siberian plague research facility. While the lab is under lockdown and contacts are quarantined, concerns persist regarding potential military links and historical Soviet weaponization of the plague. However, the WHO assesses the global pandemic risk as extremely low.