{
  "id": 12205052,
  "title": "'Concerning' death of Russian 'plague' laboratory employee being monitored",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/concerning-death-of-russian-plague-laboratory-employee-being-monitored",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-05T17:36:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ABC News AU",
    "slug": "abc-news-au",
    "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-06/russia-pneumonia-death-sparks-speculation-of-plague-lab-leak/107231250"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The US says it is closely monitoring the death of an employee at a Siberian \"anti-plague\" laboratory from what Russian officials are calling pneumonia of an unknown origin.",
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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."
}