Russia's public health watchdog denies second infection in suspected plague case

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Russia’s public health watchdog has denied that a lab worker who died in Siberia had spread infection to another person as global concerns swirled about suspected pneumonic plague…

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  • Reported by ABC News and published Thu, 08 Oct 2026 11:06:40 UTC.

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