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Lab worker ‘possibly’ dies of plague in Siberia, prompting quarantine measures

Global Published 5 October 2026, 15:47 · archived 5 Oct 2026

Precautions in place in several hospitals in eastern Russia amid uncertainty over death of Darya ShipilovaSeveral hospitals in Siberia have been placed under quarantine after the death of a woman who worked at an anti-plague institute.Darya Shipilova, an employee at an institute in the eastern city of Irkutsk, died on the night of 2 October at a regional hospital in the nearby town of Shelekhov two days after falling ill. Continue reading...

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