{
  "id": 12642016,
  "title": "Employee of a Russian Anti-Plague Lab Dies of Pneumonia, Sparking Concerns Over the Disease Behind the Black Death. Here's What to Know",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/employee-of-a-russian-anti-plague-lab-dies-of-pneumonia-sparking",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-07T14:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Smithsonian",
    "slug": "smithsonian",
    "url": "https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/employee-of-a-russian-anti-plague-lab-dies-of-pneumonia-sparking-concerns-over-the-disease-behind-the-black-death-heres-what-to-know-180989630/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "No official cause of her pneumonia has been confirmed, and Russian health officials say that none of the deceased individual's close contacts tested positive for the plague. Pneumonic plague is a rare, deadly form of the disease",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "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."
}