Respiratory Viruses Explain Cluster

The most likely outcome is that the hospitalized contacts were ill with ordinary respiratory viruses rather than plague. COVID-19 and rhinovirus positives provide a plausible explanation for fever and pneumonia-like symptoms, allowing Russian authorities to narrow the investigation and begin easing quarantines.

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