# Rubio says US is monitoring suspected plague case in Russia

https://mins.news/en/item/86531

- TRT World, 2026-10-05 13:48 UTC
- Health
- Original: https://www.trtworld.com/article/a9409ef96d1a

> Marco Rubio said the United States is monitoring a suspected plague case in Russia. A hospital in Shelekhov was placed under quarantine, and people who had contact with the woman were put under medical observation.

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