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12 days ago · Russia

Dozens quarantined in Siberia after plague institute lab worker dies

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SignalsMonitor is following this as a health story. SABC News, RTHK International News, Channel NewsAsia Latest, and The Straits Times World are the outlets attached to this story. The reports are tied to Russia. The first report grouped here was at 5 Oct 2026, 13:38 UTC. 4 material updates are listed in the timeline. The headline in use is “Dozens quarantined in Siberia after plague institute lab worker dies”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.

What we know

MOSCOW, Oct 5 - A laboratory worker at a plague research institute in Siberia has fallen ill and died in undisclosed circumstances, prompting authorities to quarantine dozens of people, and the head of Russia's health watchdog to fly to the Irkutsk region.

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    Dozens quarantined in Siberia after plague scare

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