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HealthWorker at Russian plague lab dies; ‘anti-epidemic measures’ imposed

Russian authorities imposed “anti-epidemic measures” after a 28-year-old female laboratory technician at the Irkutsk Research Anti-Plague Institute in Shelekhov, Siberia, died after being diagnosed with pneumonia of “unknown” origin, according to Rospotrebnadzor.

CNN2026-10-05 14:47

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HealthHas plague returned to Siberia? Panic in Russia after lab worker’s death

A female employee at an anti-plague institute in Russia’s Irkutsk region died amid rumours of a “Black Death” outbreak. Rospotrebnadzor says she was diagnosed with pneumonia of unknown origin and insists the situation in the region is stable.

euronews2026-10-05 13:39

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HealthBREAKING: Pneumonic plague case in Russia monitored by US officials

U.S. officials are monitoring developments surrounding a suspected plague death in Russia, Fox News reports.

Fox News2026-10-05 13:15

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HealthUS monitoring reported fatal case of pneumonic plague in Russia

The U.S. State Department is monitoring a reportedly fatal case of “pneumonia of an unknown etiology” in Russia that has been linked to a plague research laboratory.

ABC News2026-10-05 10:35

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HealthEmployee of Russia anti-plague institute diagnosed with ‘pneumonia’

Russia has launched “anti-epidemic” measures after an employee at a plague research center in the Siberian Irkutsk region became infected with an unknown type of pneumonia.

ABC News2026-10-05 01:00