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What has WHO said on reports of possible plague outbreak in Russia?

short by Ankit Tiwari / on Wednesday, 7 October, 2026
Amid reports of possible plague outbreak in Russia after lab worker died of pneumonia, WHO said Russia reported that no recent cases of plague had been registered. WHO sought more information on the cause of the severe pneumonia, the pathogen involved, and reports of a second employee with unexplained pneumonia. The worker reportedly died after accidentally breaking a test tube.
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