HEALTH● ELEVATED2h ago · Oct 5, 2026, 3:32 AM
US Monitors Suspected Plague Case In Russia As Calls Grow For Travel Restrictions
RFE/RL · eastern europe
The United States is monitoring reports of a suspected case of pneumonic plague in Russia after the death of a 28-year-old laboratory worker in the Siberian region of Irkutsk, as some US political figures call for sweeping travel restrictions involving Russia.
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