Russia denies imposing anti-plague measures after lab worker death | Health News– www.aljazeera.com
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Russia denies plague cases after laboratory technician’s death; US demands ‘transparency’ as WHO monitors situation.
Published On 6 Oct 2026
Russian authorities have denied that they imposed anti-plague measures after a laboratory technician died of suspected pneumonic plague in a case which has drawn international scrutiny.
Russian media reported that a 28-year-old woman named Darya Shipilova, who had been working at the Irkutsk Anti-plague Research Institute of Siberia and the Far East, died from suspected pneumonic plague on Friday.




