{
  "id": 12914582,
  "title": "Pneumonic Plague: What the Possible Case in Russia Means for U.S. Response",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/pneumonic-plague-what-the-possible-case-in-russia-means-for-u-s",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-08T16:33:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MedPage Today",
    "slug": "medpage-today",
    "url": "https://www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/second-opinions/123322"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "(MedPage Today) -- The death of a Russian laboratory employee from severe pneumonia has brought pneumonic plague back into the headlines. The case deserves careful investigation. However, plague has not been confirmed, and the available information...",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Medical Xpress",
        "title": "UN health agency wants more details from Russia on suspected pneumonic plague case",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/un-health-agency-wants-more-details-from-russia-on-suspected",
        "published": "2026-10-08T08:33:41.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "MedPage Today",
        "title": "Russia Watchdog Denies a Second Infection in Suspected Pneumonic Plague Case",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/russia-watchdog-denies-a-second-infection-in-suspected-pneumonic",
        "published": "2026-10-08T14:07:04.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}