{
  "id": 12156194,
  "title": "Russian Authorities Won’t Confirm Pneumonic Plague Outbreak in Central Siberia",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/russian-authorities-wont-confirm-pneumonic-plague-outbreak-in-central",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-05T12:54:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Kyiv Post",
    "slug": "kyiv-post",
    "url": "https://www.kyivpost.com/post/86148"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Authorities in Russia’s Irkutsk region have expanded quarantine measures after the death of researcher Darya Shipilova following a reported laboratory accident involving pneumonic plague. Local media describe the incident as a probable outbreak, while Russian officials deny that plague caused her death and say the situation is under control.",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}