{
  "id": 12362104,
  "title": "Russia denies imposing anti-plague measures after death of worker",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/russia-denies-imposing-anti-plague-measures-after-death-of-worker",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-06T10:49:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn",
    "slug": "dawn",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2035170/russia-denies-imposing-anti-plague-measures-after-death-of-worker"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Russian authorities have denied allegations that they imposed special anti-plague measures following the death of a laboratory technician from pneumonic plague, despite reports suggesting the worker may have contracted the disease from a broken test tube. The UN’s health agency stated that the risk to Russia is low, with the World Health Organization (WHO) estimating a moderate to low risk in Irkutsk. The authorities clarified that the alleged measures were not official and that no new cases of staff at the anti-plague institute have sought medical attention since the worker's death. Postmortem tests did not detect the disease, and the regional governor stated that no microorganisms linked to the worker's professional work were found in her biological samples. Despite the denial, the incident has raised concerns, with international conferences on plague and infectious diseases scheduled in Irkutsk.",
  "summary": "Russian authorities denied Tuesday that they were imposing special anti-plague measures after a laboratory technician reportedly died of the disease, as the UN’s health agency said the risk to the country was low. It was reported last week that a worker at an anti-plague institute in Siberia’s Irkutsk region died of pneumonic plague. But the authorities say the cause of death is not confirmed and…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/trump-offers-us-assistance-to-russia-after-siberian-researchers-death",
        "published": "2026-10-06T10:31:21.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Toronto Sun",
        "title": "Russia denies imposing anti-plague measures after death of worker",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/russia-denies-imposing-anti-plague-measures-after-death-of-worker-12362216",
        "published": "2026-10-06T11:06:23.000Z"
      }
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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."
}