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Welcome to the debut of ID Consult, a new STAT column from infectious disease physician Krutika Kuppalli about diseases, outbreak response, global health, and health policy.
A 28-year-old laboratory worker in Siberia develops severe pneumonia and dies. She worked at an institute that studies plague and other high consequence infectious diseases. At least one hospital is placed under quarantine with close to 200 contacts reportedly being monitored. Simultaneously Russian public health officials descend on the region.


