# Suspected pneumonic plague in Siberia: What we know

https://mins.news/en/item/86354

- DW, 2026-10-05 11:58 UTC
- Health
- Original: https://www.dw.com/en/suspected-pneumonic-plague-in-siberia-what-we-know-about-the-disease/a-79547919?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf

> A worker at a plague research institute in Siberia has died, while nearly 200 contacts are under medical observation. Russian authorities deny that the death was linked to plague, saying the woman had pneumonia of unknown origin, and the US is monitoring the situation. Pneumonic plague is highly contagious and can spread through respiratory particles, but it is curable when treatment starts quickly.

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