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Food affordability fears plague Gaza as Israel halts commercial goods
Commercial goods, such as fresh fruit, vegetables, meat and winter clothing, have not entered Gaza for two days.
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WHO says no plague case registered after Russian lab worker’s death
The WHO says the lack of a confirmed diagnosis remains a key uncertainty, with no sign of ongoing transmission.
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Suspected plague case highlights Russia’s inherited Soviet-era culture of secrecy
The suspicious death last week of a worker at a research lab in Siberia that has fueled global concerns about suspected pneumonic plague is just the latest example of how Russia manages the official narrative. The Kremlin has long maintained a culture of secrecy when it comes to controlling public information, especially involving accidents – from industrial disasters to health emergencies, as FRANCE 24's International Affairs Commentator Douglas Herbert explains.
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Russia dismisses reports of second plague case as ‘false information’
Senior WHO official urges Russia to provide more information on the suspected pneumonic plague cases.
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Trump to speak to Putin about plague lab worker's death in Russia
Fears that the death may have been caused by pneumonic plague has prompted calls for more transparency from Russia.
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What is pneumonic plague and how does it spread?
The death of a worker from a Russian lab that researches plague has prompted questions about the disease.
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Russia plague: How great is the global risk? Maybe low, but infectious disease experts want more data
Uncertainty surrounds the death of an employee at a Russian anti-plague institute. Here's what infectious disease experts say about how worried you should be.
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Russia denies imposing anti-plague measures after lab worker death
Russia denies plague cases after laboratory technician's death; US demands 'transparency' as WHO monitors situation.
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Russia denies anti-plague measures after pneumonia death
The death of an employee at an anti-plague institute in Irkutsk is still being looked into, the authorities said. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio called for Russia to be transparent about its findings.
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Russian lab worker's suspected plague death leaves experts puzzled
Russian authorities say the situation is stable and there are no reports of secondary cases.
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Russia plague quarantine following lab death: Should we be worried?
Plague is still endemic to Siberia, the location of the first known prehistoric human outbreak.
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Trump offers U.S. help to Russia after plague death; WHO assesses the situation as low risk
WHO said it was in contact with Russian authorities, and has offered support if needed, while assessing the risk to the general public as low based on available information.
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Trump says US ready to aid Russia with plague outbreak in Siberia
Russian authorities quarantine hospital, monitor 200 contacts after suspected pneumonic plague death in Siberia.
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US 'watching closely' after plague researcher dies in Russia
Donald Trump says the US was looking "very strongly" at the case of a lab technician who died at a research centre in Siberia.
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Suspected pneumonic plague in Siberia: What we know about the disease
After a worker at a Russian plague research institute in Siberia died October 2, 2026, nearly 200 of her contacts were under medical observation. But authorities there denied pneumonic plague had caused the death.
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Russia plague: What we know about the suspected case reportedly linked to a lab worker’s death
According to local media reports, as many as 189 people have also been placed under medical observation in Irkutsk in eastern Russia.
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Ancient DNA reveals how plague kept returning for 400 years after the Black Death
Ancient DNA reveals that plague repeatedly returned to Europe for more than 400 years after the Black Death, evolving into new lineages and spreading through trade, migration, and war. Researchers also developed a method to date ancient plague genomes more precisely, linking many of them to specific outbreaks recorded in historical sources.
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Plague was killing entire families thousands of years before the Black Death
Ancient DNA reveals that plague was already killing hunter-gatherers in Siberia 5,500 years ago, long before cities and flea-driven epidemics. The prehistoric strains may have been especially dangerous because they carried a genetic factor capable of provoking severe immune reactions.