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HealthRubio presses Russia for answers over suspected plague death in Siberia

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio urged Russia to share more information about the death of Darya Shipilova, an employee at a plague research institute in Siberia. Her death prompted quarantine and other measures in Irkutsk Oblast amid concern over possible pneumonic plague. Russian authorities have not confirmed reports that she may have broken a test tube containing the bacteria.

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TThe Kyiv Independent★★★☆☆2026-10-06 14:06Original

Rubio presses Russia for answers over suspected plague death in Siberia
Rubio presses Russia for answers over suspected plague death in SiberiaHealth