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Lab assistant at the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute reportedly broke a tube of live bacteria on Sep 25, was hospitalized with severe pneumonia on Sep 29 and died Oct 1–2. District hospital quarantined; ~189 contacts under 3-week observation. Contacts so far test negative.
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- WHO unsure what caused pneumonia that killed plague-lab worker in RussiaNews · Reuters — 13 Oct 2026
- Did Russia play by the rules in reporting lab worker's death?News · NPR — 9 Oct 2026
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- What We Really Know About the Russian ‘Plague’ CaseNews · The Atlantic — 6 Oct 2026
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