# Fatal mystery illness linked to Russian research lab triggers quarantines

https://mins.news/en/video/87296

- ABC News, 2026-10-06 01:09 UTC
- Health
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DkH620m2ZZc

> A Russian laboratory worker has died after a suspected plague infection linked to a research facility in Siberia. At least three hospitals in the region have been placed under quarantine, ABC News confirmed.

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