# Russia’s secrecy after mysterious plague lab death raises global alarm

https://mins.news/en/item/93247

- NBC News, 2026-10-09 13:35 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.nbcnews.com/world/russia/russias-plague-lab-worker-death-everyone-freaked-rcna602318

> The death of a worker at the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Institute has fueled worldwide fears, while Russia’s secrecy surrounding the case has raised alarm.

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