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The U.S. has warned Moscow that its failure to disclose details about the death violates international health obligations.
News Russia » Siberia » Health: Russia claims no risk of epidemic after plague institute worker’s death in Siberia
Russia’s health regulator has claimed that there is no risk of an epidemic breaking out in Siberia after a plague institute worker died on October 2.
News Russia » Siberia » Health: Rubio calls on Russia to be more open about plague lab worker's death
The World Health Organization says public risks are low after a plague center worker's death, but Marco Rubio says Moscow should "share more information with the world." ...
News Russia » Siberia » Health: Russia’s public health watchdog denies a second infection in suspected pneumonic plague case
Russia’s public health watchdog on Thursday denied that a lab worker who died in Siberia had spread infection to another person, as global concerns swirled about suspected pneumonic plague.
News Russia » Siberia » Health: Russia says no epidemic risk as WHO pushes for transparency on plague lab death
Russia’s health watchdog said Wednesday there is no risk of an epidemic following the death of a laboratory worker at an anti-plague research institute in Siberia, even as the World Health ...
News Russia » Siberia » Health: Plague in Russia 2026: A Siberian Death Raises Alarm, but Diagnosis Remains Unconfirmed
A Siberian laboratory worker’s death has raised concern about plague in Russia. What is confirmed, how exposure is managed and what border measures can achieve.
News Russia » Siberia » Health: UN health agency wants more details from Russia on suspected pneumonic plague case
Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Russian plague case raises concern, but experts ...
News Russia » Siberia » Health: Dangerous pathogens have lurked for millennia in Russia's frozen lands
The mysterious death of a lab worker at a plague research institute in Siberia drew global attention to a region where disease risks run as deep as the permafrost.
News Russia » Siberia » Health: Plague outbreak at Russian lab raises questions about bioweapons and what was actually happening in remote Siberia
A possible plague outbreak at a Russian lab is raising questions about what was actually happening inside the lab in remote Siberia — especially in light of Russia’s known bioweapons program. The Anti ...
News Russia » Siberia » Health: Russia accused of covering up plague outbreak — as travel warnings and news of lab death disappear
Russian officials have been accused of covering up details of a reported plague outbreak in Siberia, after official travel warnings to the affected zone were deleted hours after being published. On ...
News Russia » Siberia » Health: No Plague Cases Detected in Siberia, Russia Says, and Locals Play Down Scare
MOSCOW, Oct 6 (Reuters) - Russia's health watchdog said on Tuesday that no cases of plague had been detected among people who had come into contact with a Siberian plague institute laboratory ...
News Russia » Siberia » Health: Former CIA officer warns against trusting Russia's account of mysterious death in Siberia
Glenn Corn, a former CIA officer, explains why Vladimir Putin's Kremlin cannot be trusted on the Russian researcher's death, citing past coverups.