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The Death of a Russian Plague Researcher, Explained by a Microbiologist

Conflicting information about the death of a lab worker at a Russian plague research institute has fuelled fears about the possibility of pneumonic … Source

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After the death of a laboratory technician in the Russian region of Irkutsk, concern for the spread of a lung plague is growing. This is unlikely, says the head of the Institute for Microbiology of the Bundeswehr. But central questions are open.

·Berlin, Germany
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Miguel Castanho, researcher at the Gulbenkian Institute of Molecular Medicine, explains everything we need to know about the death of a Russian researcher in a laboratory in Siberia</p>

·Portugal
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If the Russian authorities want to be reassuring a few days after the death of a laboratory from the Institute for the fight against plague in Siberia, questions remain about the likelihood of such a case of transmission. Interview with specialist Javier Pizarro-Cerda, of the Institut Pasteur.

Russia tries to minimize the alleged death by plague of a laboratory researcher in Siberia. "Don't trust the rumors," it has cut short the...

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FOCUS online broke the news in Berlin, Germany on Tuesday, October 6, 2026.
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