# WHO says it lacks full picture after suspected plague death in Russia

https://mins.news/en/item/90365

- The Guardian, 2026-10-07 20:46 UTC
- Health
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/07/who-says-it-does-not-have-full-picture-from-russia-following-suspected-plague-death

> The WHO says it cannot fully assess public risks after a laboratory worker in Siberia died in a suspected plague case. Russian authorities say she died of pneumonia of unknown cause and deny any outbreak danger. The agency is seeking transparent information from Moscow and a response to reports of a second employee with pneumonia.

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