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HEALTH● ELEVATED1h ago · Oct 7, 2026, 2:38 PM

Russia downplays plague fears after lab researcher's death

CBS News · eastern europe

The World Health Organization is asking Russia to release more information after a 28-year-old plague lab researcher died. Russia said the woman died of pneumonia of unknown origin and denied any further infectious disease cases. CBS News' Leigh Kiniry reports.

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