# What we know about Russia’s suspected plague case

https://mins.news/en/item/88154

- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-06 14:12 UTC
- Health
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/10/6/what-we-know-about-russias-suspected-plague-case?traffic_source=rss

> Dozens of people have been quarantined in Siberia after a laboratory worker at a research institute fell ill and died under undisclosed circumstances. The case is suspected to involve plague, and details about the death remain unclear.

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