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WHO finds no plague spread

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The World Health Organization said it had found no evidence of pneumonic plague spreading in Siberia, while the cause of a laboratory worker’s death remained unknown.

by Organización Mundial de la Salud

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by Timothy D. McBride

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Moscow's Secrecy About Suspected Plague Case Follows a Pattern From the Soviet Era www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdi...
Moscow's Secrecy About Suspected Plague Case Follows a Pattern From the Soviet Era
Examples of how the country's leaders often manage the official narratives
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October 10, 2026 at 10:14 AM

by Daniel W. Drezner Reposted by Steven S. Taylor

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Heh.
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The emergence of Black Plague in Russia can be blamed on the provocative good health of neighboring European societies.

by John Mearsheimer
October 11, 2026 at 4:35 PM

Reposted by David S. Tanenhaus, Daniel W. Drezner

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The emergence of Black Plague in Russia can be blamed on the provocative good health of neighboring European societies.

by John Mearsheimer
October 11, 2026 at 12:37 PM

by Timothy D. McBride

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Russian Anti-Plague Laboratory Death Raises Questions On Biosafety And Global Health www.forbes.com/sites/omeraw...
Russian Anti-Plague Laboratory Death Raises Questions On Biosafety And Global Health
A number of questions linger after the Russian anti-plague laboratory death. A doctor explains the most important questions that remain that impact public health.
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October 10, 2026 at 5:37 PM

Reposted by Carl T. Bergstrom

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New @who.int update on the suspected plague case in Russia:
„The NFP [National Focal Point] informed WHO that the case and all contacts had been tested for a range of microorganisms, including high-threat pathogens. Test results were negative for the tested high-threat pathogens.“
October 10, 2026 at 4:16 PM

Reposted by Carl T. Bergstrom

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„Based on the information provided by NFP, WHO has not identified evidence of ongoing transmission associated with this event. A key uncertainty remains the absence of a confirmed diagnosis in the deceased laboratory worker. WHO will continue to monitor the situation…“
October 10, 2026 at 4:16 PM

by Mun-Keat Looi

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Doctors are uniquely vulnerable to domestic abuse—Bylines and side quests 10 October 2026
Plus, what you need to know about Russian plague. And Ebola.
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October 10, 2026 at 8:44 AM

Reposted by Michael E. Mann

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by Seth Frey

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I wonder if we'll forget that COVID was the name of the disease before it was the name of an event. After all that's what happened with "plague": The Great Plague and Plague of Justinian were outbreaks of a disease called "plague" caused by yersinia pestis.
Plague (disease) - Wikipedia
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October 11, 2026 at 10:52 PM
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