What we know about Russia’s suspected plague case
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Russian authorities have reported a suspected plague case in Siberia following the death of a laboratory worker at a research institute under undisclosed circumstances. Dozens of people have been placed under quarantine as a precautionary measure.
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Dozens of people have been quarantined over a suspected case of the plague in Russia’s Siberia, after a laboratory worker at a research institute fell ill and died in undisclosed circumstances. Al Jazeera’s Dmitry Medvedenko looks at what we know so far.
Published On 6 Oct 20266 Oct 2026
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Dozens of people have been quarantined over a suspected case of the plague in Russia’s Siberia, after a laboratory worker at a research institute fell ill and died in undisclosed circumstances. Al Jazeera’s Dmitry Medvedenko looks at what we know so far.
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