Russia: ‘Plague’ death is causing panic but there is little reason to worry for now

The availability of treatment, rapid testing and contact tracing mean the outlook of plague is very different today.
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- World
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- Health alerts
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- josephine bourner, the conversation
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- Friday, 9 October 2026, 7:30 pm IST
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