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Marco Rubio

Marco Rubio

United States Secretary of State

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United States Secretary of State (2025–)

Offices
  • United States Secretary of State2025-01-21–presentPreceded by: Antony Blinken
  • United States National Security Advisor2025-05-01–presentPreceded by: Mike Waltz

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Portrait: U.S. Department of State · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

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  • Marco Rubio
    Russian lab worker dies amid plague scare; Rubio demands answers

    A Russian laboratory worker has died amid a plague mystery, while Secretary of State Marco Rubio says Russia should share more information about the case.

    AABC News 2026-10-06 16:59

  • Marco Rubio
    Rubio says US is ‘watching closely’ after plague researcher dies in Russia

    The US is closely monitoring the death of a laboratory technician at a plague research centre in Siberia, Secretary of State Marco Rubio says. He cited concern that pneumonic plague could have spread but said there was no cause for alarm. Russian officials identified the death as pneumonia of undetermined etiology, reported no related microorganisms in samples and said an inspection found no emergency at the institute.

    BBBC News 2026-10-05 19:55

  • Marco Rubio
    Rubio says US is monitoring suspected plague case in Russia

    Marco Rubio said the United States is monitoring a suspected plague case in Russia. A hospital in Shelekhov was placed under quarantine, and people who had contact with the woman were put under medical observation.

    TTRT World 2026-10-05 13:48

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HealthRussian lab worker dies amid plague scare; Rubio demands answers

A Russian laboratory worker has died amid a plague mystery, while Secretary of State Marco Rubio says Russia should share more information about the case.

Russiaplague scareMarco Rubio

AABC NewsOriginal★★★☆☆2026-10-06 16:59

Russian lab worker dies amid plague scare; Rubio demands answers
Russian lab worker dies amid plague scare; Rubio demands answers

HealthRubio says US is ‘watching closely’ after plague researcher dies in Russia

The US is closely monitoring the death of a laboratory technician at a plague research centre in Siberia, Secretary of State Marco Rubio says. He cited concern that pneumonic plague could have spread but said there was no cause for alarm. Russian officials identified the death as pneumonia of undetermined etiology, reported no related microorganisms in samples and said an inspection found no emergency at the institute.

Russiapneumonic plaguepublic health

BBBC NewsOriginal★★★☆☆2026-10-05 19:55

Rubio says US is ‘watching closely’ after plague researcher dies in Russia
Rubio says US is ‘watching closely’ after plague researcher dies in Russia

HealthRubio says US is monitoring suspected plague case in Russia

Marco Rubio said the United States is monitoring a suspected plague case in Russia. A hospital in Shelekhov was placed under quarantine, and people who had contact with the woman were put under medical observation.

Russiasuspected plaguepublic health

TTRT WorldOriginal★★★☆☆2026-10-05 13:48

Rubio says US is monitoring suspected plague case in Russia
Rubio says US is monitoring suspected plague case in Russia