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A Plague Mystery in Siberia

7 octobre 2026 à 16:40
The death of a Russian lab worker has spawned rumors. Here are the facts.

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A hospital in Shelekhov yesterday, where an employee of the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute died.

Fears of a Plague Outbreak in Russia: What to Know

7 octobre 2026 à 15:43
Russian authorities aren’t saying much about the death of a woman who worked in a lab studying plague. But experts say any risk of contagion would be limited.

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A security person looks out the door of an infectious diseases hospital in the Russian town of Shelekhov, where an employee of the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute died.

Russia Says It Found No ‘Emergency’ in Plague Lab

7 octobre 2026 à 11:12
New information around the death of a lab worker, including a statement that she had been vaccinated against the plague, came as U.S. officials demanded more data.

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The entrance to the grounds of the anti-plague institute in Irkutsk, Russia, on Wednesday. An employee of the institute died of a mysterious pneumonia.

Rumors Are Swirling of a Plague Outbreak in Russia. Here’s What We Know.

7 octobre 2026 à 09:16
The country’s consumer watchdog has said only that “an employee of an anti-plague institute in the Irkutsk Region” contracted pneumonia.

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An infectious-diseases hospital in the town of Shelekhov, Russia, on Monday. The mayor has urged residents “not to spread rumors.”
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