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'Will call Putin over pneumonic plague,' says Trump - what is happening in Russia?

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What happened

A woman at the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute in Siberia reportedly died from pneumonia of unknown cause.

While there are suggestions she may have contracted pneumonic plague, Russian authorities have not confirmed this diagnosis.

Key facts

  • While there are suggestions she may have contracted pneumonic plague, Russian authorities have not confirmed this diagnosis.
  • Reported by Times of India and published Wed, 07 Oct 2026 02:44:40 UTC.

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  1. Russia plague: How great is the global risk? Maybe low, but infectious disease experts want more data

  2. What to know about plague amid reports of Russian lab worker's death

  3. Trump says he will speak to Putin over reported plague death in Russia

  4. Plague epidemic risk in Russia low after death of lab technician, WHO says

  5. Trump says he has call scheduled with Putin to discuss possible case of pneumonic plague in Russia

  6. 'Will call Putin over pneumonic plague,' says Trump - what is happening in Russia?

  7. Trump set to talk to Russia's Putin 'very soon' about plague-related death in Siberia

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