# Russian plague: What is known about suspected case linked to lab worker’s death

https://mins.news/en/video/87319

- Global News, 2026-10-06 02:45 UTC
- Health
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCG3q7plzIY

> Governments worldwide are closely watching reports from Russia about a suspected case of pneumonic plague linked to the death of a laboratory technician. The rare, deadly lung disease also caused the 14th-century Black Death pandemic.

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