{
  "id": 12851851,
  "title": "Russian plague scare: Everything we know as health chief calls for information",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/russian-plague-scare-everything-we-know-as-health-chief-calls-for",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-08T11:09:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The National UAE",
    "slug": "the-national-uae",
    "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/uae/2026/10/08/russian-plague-scare-everything-we-know-as-health-chief-calls-for-information/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The World Health Organisation (WHO) has called for more information following the death of a laboratory worker in Russia who is suspected of contracting pneumonic plague. Danya Shipilova, 28, worked at the Irkutsk Research Anti-Plague Institute in Siberia and died on October 2 after developing pneumonia of an undetermined cause. Russian authorities deny reports of a confirmed case of pneumonic plague, placing over 200 people in quarantine instead. WHO director general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus urged Moscow to provide more details about the incident, including laboratory test results and the reasons for the public health measures. The US and European Union have also urged transparency from Russia. Although plague is treatable with antibiotics if caught early, the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said there is no indication of a broader threat to the US at this time.",
  "summary": "The World Health Organisation has demanded more information following the death of a laboratory worker at a Russian plague research laboratory. More than 200 people have been placed in quarantine in Russia after the incident. Danya Shipilova, 28, a laboratory worker at the Irkutsk Research Anti-Plague Institute in Shelekhov, Siberia died on October 2 after developing pneumonia of undetermined…",
  "key_points": [
    "WHO calls for more information on Russian plague scare",
    "Laboratory worker Danya Shipilova dies of suspected pneumonic plague",
    "Russian authorities deny confirmed case, quarantine 200+ people"
  ],
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      {
        "outlet": "The National Business",
        "title": "Russian plague scare: Everything we know as health chief calls for information",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/russian-plague-scare-everything-we-know-as-health-chief-calls-for-12855482",
        "published": "2026-10-08T11:09:40.000Z"
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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."
}