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Russia accused of hiding pneumonic plague outbreak after lab breach

Original: russia plague

Reports claim a fatal laboratory breach in Russia may have led to a pneumonic plague outbreak, and that Russian authorities are concealing its scale. The alleged cover-up has drawn comparisons to past secrecy around health crises in Russia and raised concerns about regional public health risks. Independent verification is lacking, and official Russian confirmation of any outbreak or fatality has not been reported.

Why now: Claims of a deadly plague outbreak being covered up in Russia are alarming and unverified, driving search interest.

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Evidence

• Nearly 200 People Under Observation After Irkutsk Lab Worker Dies From Plague · The Moscow Times
• Russia Hides Potential Pneumonic Plague Outbreak After Fatal Lab Breach · UNITED24 Media

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