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Pneumonic plague outbreak in Russia? What we know so far

October 8, 2026

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An employee at a plague research institute in Siberia, Darya Shipilova, employed at a plague research institute in Siberia fell ill and died in undisclosed circumstances. Unconfirmed reports in Russia blamed the woman’s death on pneumonic plague

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