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Inside the Plague Research Labs at the Heart of a Russian Mystery

15 octobre 2026 à 10:12
A Russian researcher, who died from an unknown illness, worked at a remote anti-plague facility. Few foreigners have visited these labs, which dot the former Soviet states, and are shrouded in secrecy.

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A picture released by the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute showing specialists working in a laboratory in Krasnoyarsk, Russia, in 2019.

A Week Later, Russia Hasn’t Said What Pathogen Killed Plague Researcher

10 octobre 2026 à 13:09
Experts said they believed that with modern testing technology, the Russian authorities should know the answer by now.

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The Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute of Siberia and the Far East in Irkutsk, Russia, on Wednesday. A 28-year-old researcher there died of an unexplained pneumonia.

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.

Russia Plague Scare: What to Know About Fears of an Outbreak

8 octobre 2026 à 14:46
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 14:20
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.
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