{
  "id": 13457842,
  "title": "Russia Plague Scare Raises Public Health Questions",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/russia-plague-scare-raises-public-health-questions",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-10T16:11:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Bloomberg",
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    "url": "https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2026-10-10/russia-plague-scare-raises-public-health-questions-video"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Baylor College of Medicine Tropical Medicine Expert Dr. Peter Hotez tells Bloomberg This Weekend that the unexplained death of a researcher at a Russian plague institute raises questions about a possible pneumonic plague infection, although there is no evidence of a wider outbreak or biological weapons activity. Speaking with hosts David Gura and Christina Ruffini, Hotez calls for an independent…",
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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."
}