United States officials are closely monitoring reports of a suspected fatal pneumonic plague case in southeastern Siberia, where a young laboratory technician reportedly died following exposure to the pathogen. The incident reportedly began on September 25 when a 28-year-old female technician at an anti-plague research institute accidentally broke a tube containing the plague pathogen. The […] Fatal Lab Accident In Russia Prompts US Scrutiny Over Suspected Plague Outbreak ...read more read less