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Reports of death at Russian plague research facility and lifting of lab-related quarantines

Fri, 09 Oct 2026 10:02:30 GMT · Confidence: MEDIUM

Summary

Multiple recent reports describe the death of an employee linked to a plague research facility in Russia and say authorities have lifted related quarantine measures; reporting raises biosafety and outbreak-signal questions.

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