10 days ago · Russia
Plague outbreak? Russian lab worker dies in Siberia - The Latest
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a health story. The Guardian UK is the outlet attached so far. The reports are tied to Russia. The first report grouped here was at 6 Oct 2026, 16:50 UTC. The headline in use is “Plague outbreak? Russian lab worker dies in Siberia - The Latest”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
Quarantine measures have been in place in several hospitals in eastern Russia since a 28-year-old laboratory worker, Darya Shipilova, died after falling ill at work following a reported accident at a plague research centre in Siberia. Russia’s health watchdog has said she died of ‘pneumonia of unknown aetiology’, but there…
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- First reported by The Guardian UK
Plague outbreak? Russian lab worker dies in Siberia - The Latest
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- The Guardian