{
  "id": 12303082,
  "title": "Russia plague scare puts US on watch as Rubio flags possible internal spread",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/russia-plague-scare-puts-us-on-watch-as-rubio-flags-possible-internal",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-06T04:30:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/russia-plague-scare-puts-us-on-watch-as-rubio-flags-possible-internal-spread/articleshow/134722966.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A laboratory employee at Russia's Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute has tested positive for an infection, raising alarms over possible internal contagion. Marco Rubio, the US Secretary of State, noted that the US is actively observing the scenario as reported by Russian sources. Quarantine actions have been initiated, yet the exact infection details are not disclosed.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}