Russia's pneumonic plague scare: Nearly 200 quarantined after lab researcher's death

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Russia's pneumonic plague scare: Nearly 200 quarantined after lab researcher's death — full report at Times of India.

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  • Russia's pneumonic plague scare: Nearly 200 quarantined after lab researcher's death — full report at Times of India.
  • Reported by Times of India and published Mon, 05 Oct 2026 03:56:42 UTC.

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  3. Russia's pneumonic plague scare: Nearly 200 quarantined after lab researcher's death

  4. Russian lab worker dies of suspected plague in Siberia; US monitoring case

  5. Russia hospitalizes almost 200 people after researcher's death from plague: reports

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