11 days ago · Russia
Russia says no plague cases detected among contacts of deceased lab worker
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a health story. NBC News Top Stories 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 6 Oct 2026, 11:19 UTC. 3 material updates are listed in the timeline. The headline in use is “Russia says no plague cases detected among contacts of deceased lab worker”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
SHELEKHOV, Russia, Oct 6 - Russia's health watchdog said on Tuesday that no cases of plague had been detected among anyone who had come into contact with a Siberian plague institute laboratory worker who died last week, and locals said their lives had barely been disrupted.
Story timeline
Reports grouped into this story, earliest first. Exact repeats from the same outlet are collapsed.
- First reported by The Straits Times World
No plague cases detected in Siberia, Russia says, and locals play down scare
- New development reported by The Straits Times World
Russia says no plague cases detected among contacts of deceased lab worker
- Picked up by NBC News Top Stories
Russia says no plague found in contacts of Siberian lab worker who died
Same story, different outlets
2 headlinesEach line is that outlet's headline. The article stays on the publisher's site.
- NBC News Top StoriesRussia says no plague found in contacts of Siberian lab worker who died
- The Straits TimesNo plague cases detected in Siberia, Russia says, and locals play down scare