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The WHO seeks more details on the death of a plague research lab employee in Russia

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- What is Russia saying about death of woman linked to plague lab?
- A plague research employee in Russia died from an unknown cause. Here's what we know
- Watch: How Russia responded to US after plague researcher death
- Plague epidemic risk in Russia low after death of lab technician, WHO says
- Trump to speak to Putin about plague lab worker's death in Russia
- WHO says it does not have ‘full picture’ from Russia following suspected plague death
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