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

New York Times 10 Oct 2026
Experts said they believed that with modern testing technology, the Russian authorities should know the answer by now ... .
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Japan seeks info from Russia after Irkutsk anti-plague lab worker dies

Kyodo 09 Oct 2026
All Japanese nationals living in the Eastern Siberian region of Irkutsk had been confirmed safe as of Wednesday, Motegi said.
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Rusia niega un segundo caso vinculado con un supuesto brote de peste en Irkutsk

Europa Press 09 Oct 2026
Las autoridades de Rusia han negado un segundo caso vinculado ...
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Russia lifts preventive measures in Irkutsk after pneumonia death

Xinhua 09 Oct 2026
9 (Xinhua) -- The Russian city of Irkutsk is lifting preventive measures following the death of a laboratory worker from pneumonia of unknown origin, as the epidemiological situation in the Irkutsk region remains stable and poses no health risks.
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Russian official seeks to turn the page on a suspected pneumonic plague case but questions remain

Newsday 09 Oct 2026
The statement by Irkutsk Gov ... A view of the medical center for treating infectious diseases in Shelekhov outside Irkutsk in Russia, Thursday, Oct.
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U.S. will screen anyone from Siberia's Irkutsk area after plague scare

The Washington Times 08 Oct 2026
The Trump administration says it's monitoring reports of the suspected plague in Russia and plans to screen the trickle of travelers arriving from the affected region ... .
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WHO seeks more information from Russia on Irkutsk lab worker's death

The Economic Times 08 Oct 2026
... reported on a laboratory worker's death in Irkutsk due to severe pneumonia.
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Russia denies reports of 2nd ‘plague’ case in Siberia’s Irkutsk

Anadolu Agency 08 Oct 2026
There are no epidemic risks to the population of the city of Irkutsk and the Irkutsk region,” it said ... The watchdog said Monday that the sanitary and epidemiological situation in Irkutsk was “calm.”.
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Regions Calling: In Irkutsk, Locals Ask 'What Plague?'

Moscow Times 08 Oct 2026
“Life goes on as usual in Irkutsk,” another local told The Moscow Times on Wednesday ... “There are no epidemic risks for the population of Irkutsk and the Irkutsk region,” the health watchdog said.
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Russian lab worker's plague-linked death raises questions as Soviet files detail bioweapons cover-up

The Daily Mail 08 Oct 2026
Hidden files have exposed how the Soviet Union spent decades covering up its building building and stockpiling of biological weapons, as experts raise concerns after Russia lab plague death ....
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UN health agency wants more details from Russia on suspected pneumonic plague case

Newsday 08 Oct 2026
... she worked with at the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute of Siberia and the Far East ... A state TV station in Irkutsk reported she died Oct. 2 in a hospital in Shelekhov, a town just outside Irkutsk.
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Russian plague lab project reportedly received $800k in research funding from RFK Jr's Health and ...

The Daily Mail 08 Oct 2026
The death of a worker from the lab last week caused concern worldwide and is said to have killed at least one other person since and has many curious about the Siberian lab ....
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Russia Plague, Lab Accident?

Windermere Sun 08 Oct 2026
Darya Shipilova, a 28-year-old Russian laboratory technician, who died on October 2, 2026, after developing severe pneumonia while employed at the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute in Siberia ... Irkutsk region, Siberia.
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How plague really kills you: Hour-by-hour, the gruesome countdown from infection to total organ failure ...

The Daily Mail 08 Oct 2026
It is one of the deadliest infections known to medicine - capable of destroying the lungs, causing vital organs to shut down and killing even a healthy person within days ....
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