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2026-10-07 · Politico

WHO seeks clarity on second pneumonia case in Russia amid plague fears

The World Health Organization is looking into reports of a second pneumonia case linked to an anti-plague institute in Irkutsk, Siberia, after the Kremlin said there are no plague cases in the region following the death of a lab worker. The latest reports suggest Russia is not fully cooperating with international health authorities by rapidly sharing its data on the cause of death of a 28-year-old woman who worked at the anti-plague lab, who died Oct. 2. “WHO has requested further information to clarify the cause of the severe pneumonia, the pathogen that prompted the public health measures, and media reports of a second employee with pneumonia of undetermined cause,” WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Wednesday.

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