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Last updated: 6 October 2026 at 22:51 · 7 articles · 6 sources
The death of a lab worker at a plague research institute in Russia has sparked claims about a lab accident, hundreds of infections and international spread. Some of these viral narratives are misleadi
Read at Deutsche Welle · 6 October 2026 at 22:51
A worker at a plague research institute in Siberia has died, and nearly 200 of her contacts are under medical observation. Russian authorities deny a link to the bacterial infection. The US is monitor
Read at Deutsche Welle · 6 October 2026 at 22:51
The death of a 28-year-old Russian lab worker at Siberia’s Irkutsk Anti-Plague Institute has sparked online panic about a ‘plague’, despite the WHO assessing the public health risk in Russia as low. U
Read at France 24 · 6 October 2026 at 20:58
The top US public health agency's remarks come as the Trump administration said it’s 'closely' watching the incident.
Read at Al Jazeera · 6 October 2026 at 20:54
The death of a worker from a Russian lab that researches plague has prompted questions about the disease.
Read at BBC · 6 October 2026 at 15:35
Russian authorities say the situation is stable and there are no reports of secondary cases.
Read at CNBC · 6 October 2026 at 15:23
Rospotrebnadzor said Darya Shipilova, 28, died of "pneumonia of unknown aetiology" with no links to her work at the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Institute, but imposed quarantine on her contacts, confined 60 c
Read at Euronews · 6 October 2026 at 14:34