HealthPlague may have resurfaced in Russia, but this isn’t the Black Death

A hospital in Shelekhov, Irkutsk region, closed after a suspected especially dangerous infection, and media reported that laboratory technician Darya Shipilova died of pneumonic plague. Officials have not confirmed plague, saying she had pneumonia of unknown cause. The article explains that plague remains dangerous but spreads poorly between people, so a confirmed case would not signal an imminent pandemic.

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MMeduza★★★☆☆2026-10-05 18:00Original