# WHO seeks more information from Russia on lab worker’s death amid plague concerns

https://mins.news/en/item/90250

- CBC News, 2026-10-07 19:14 UTC
- Health
- Original: https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/who-russia-plague-lab-worker-death-9.7372803?cmp=rss

> A senior WHO official said Wednesday the agency does not know how a lab worker in Siberia died. With concerns about pneumonic plague lingering, WHO is urging Russia to provide more information.

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