# Russia’s plague quarantine after lab worker’s death: Should we be worried?

https://mins.news/en/item/87911

- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-06 11:40 UTC
- Health
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/6/russia-plague-quarantine-following-lab-death-should-we-be-worried?traffic_source=rss

> About 200 people in Siberia were quarantined after a worker at a plague research institute fell ill and died. Russian media reported she may have contracted pneumonic plague in a laboratory accident, which has not been confirmed. Authorities later said they found no evidence her illness was caused by pathogens she worked with and that the situation was under control.

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