Russian authorities report lab technician death after pneumonic plague tube breach; facility quarantined, 200 contacts monitored.
A laboratory technician died after a breach of a pneumonic plague sample; Russian authorities quarantined the facility, are monitoring 200 contacts, and have instituted mass temperature checks on passengers arriving from Irkutsk.
- Channels reporting
- 2
- First reported
- 5 Oct 2026 · 10:48 UTC
- Latest development
- 5 Oct 2026 · 10:48 UTC
- Intensity
- 2 / 5
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