{
  "id": 13026345,
  "title": "‘Not like coronavirus’: Mystery shrouds Russian lab technician’s death, some residents fear plague, others remain calm",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/not-like-coronavirus-mystery-shrouds-russian-lab-technicians-death",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-09T04:13:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Live Mint",
    "slug": "live-mint",
    "url": "https://www.livemint.com/news/world/not-like-coronavirus-mystery-shrouds-russian-lab-technician-s-death-some-residents-fear-plague-others-remain-calm-11791514800296.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Darya Shipilova, a 28-year-old Russian lab technician, died on October 2, and her cause of death remains unclear. Authorities initially blamed pneumonic plague, but her tests came back negative for the pathogens she worked with. She was vaccinated and immune to those pathogens. Russian officials described her pneumonia as \"community-acquired,\" contracted outside of a hospital. The incident has sparked skepticism, with some residents fearing plague while others remain calm. The World Health Organization and the United States have called for more information, but the Kremlin has urged people to rely only on official updates. Local residents report varying reactions, from a lack of concern to panic and stockpiling of antibiotics. One resident reported seeing disinfection teams at the deceased worker's apartment, though verification of this account was not possible.",
  "summary": "Russian authorities blamed the October 2 death of the woman, whom news outlets identified as Darya Shipilova, on “pneumonic plague”, which can spread from person to person. Shipilova was a lab technician at the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Quarantine, unease and rumours: Russian city grapples with plague scare",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/quarantine-unease-and-rumours-russian-city-grapples-with-plague-scare",
        "published": "2026-10-08T10:07:30.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Quarantine, unease and rumours: Russian city grapples with plague scare",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/quarantine-unease-and-rumours-russian-city-grapples-with-plague-scare-12855372",
        "published": "2026-10-08T10:19:07.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Russian city grapples with plague scare",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/russian-city-grapples-with-plague-scare",
        "published": "2026-10-08T10:33:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Euromaidan Press",
        "title": "Ukraine’s FM links Russian plague scare to history of cover-ups, from anthrax to Chornobyl and COVID-19",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/ukraines-fm-links-russian-plague-scare-to-history-of-cover-ups-from",
        "published": "2026-10-08T14:38:35.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "ABC News (US)",
        "title": "Measures in place 'to assess' some from Russian region where plague was reported: CDC",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/measures-in-place-to-assess-some-from-russian-region-where-plague-was",
        "published": "2026-10-08T17:07:08.000Z"
      }
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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."
}