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Has plague returned to Siberia? Panic in Russia after death of lab worker

First reported 2026-10-04 15:07 UTC · Updated 2026-10-04 15:07 UTC · 1 independent source

A female staff member at an anti-plague institute in the Irkutsk region who died amid rumours of a "black death" outbreak was diagnosed with "pneumonia of unknown origin". Rospotrebnadzor insists that the situation in the region is "stable".

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  1. 2026-10-04 15:07 UTCEuronews · euronews.com ↗

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