# Russia says no plague cases found among contacts of dead lab worker

https://mins.news/en/item/87896

- Reuters, 2026-10-06 12:00 UTC
- Health
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/russia-says-no-plague-cases-have-been-detected-among-contacts-deceased-lab-2026-10-06/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6ac4e2c7a431ad00017b0bd1

> Russia’s health watchdog said on Tuesday that no plague cases had been found among people who had contact with a laboratory worker at a Siberian plague institute who died last week.

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