Death of worker at Russian 'plague' laboratory being monitored by US | ABC NEWS

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The US says it is closely monitoring the death of an employee at a Siberian "anti-plague" laboratory from what Russian officials are calling pneumonia of an unknown origin. Subscribe: http://ab.co/1svxLVE Read more here: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-06/russia-pneumonia-death-sparks-speculation-of-plague-lab-leak/107231250 Note: In most cases, our captions are auto-generated. #ABCNEWS #ABCNEWSAustralia

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