{
  "id": 12286625,
  "title": "Siberia's 'mysterious illness': All about bubonic plague, how it spreads and whether the world should worry",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/siberias-mysterious-illness-all-about-bubonic-plague-how-it-spreads",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-06T02:05:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ETHealthworld",
    "slug": "ethealthworld",
    "url": "https://health.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/industry/siberias-mysterious-illness-all-about-bubonic-plague-how-it-spreads-and-whether-the-world-should-worry/134720745"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "In response to a laboratory worker's suspected death from bubonic plague, Russian officials have enforced quarantine protocols. Approximately 200 individuals are under watch for potential exposure to the infection, which mainly spreads via flea bites or contact with infected wildlife. Despite its serious nature, bubonic plague is treatable with antibiotics, though the pneumonic variant poses a…",
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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."
}