Suspected pneumonic plague in Siberia: What we know about the disease
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A 28-year-old worker at a plague research institute in Siberia died on Friday, October 2, 2026, at a district hospital in Shelekhov near Irkutsk. Russian disease-control agency Rospotrebnadzor stated she died of pneumonia of unknown origin and denied a link to her work, contradicting earlier reports that she dropped a test tube. Two hospitals, a children's clinic, and staff at the institute were placed under quarantine, with nearly 200 contacts under medical observation while the US monitors the situation.
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