How Russia and the world are responding to a possible case of pneumonic plague after lab worker death
PBS · 6 Oct 2026

How Russia and the world are responding to a possible case of pneumonic plague after lab worker death

The World Health Organization says a possible case of pneumonic plague in Russia presents a “very low” risk outside the country as investigators look into what caused the death of a lab employee there last week.


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