After reports that a lab technician's death was possibly linked to pneumonic plague in Russia, U.S. officials said they are closely watching the situation. The lab technician is a 28-year-old woman ...

A Russian lab technician has died at a plague research centre in Siberia, but there are many reasons pneumonic plague is usually easily contained.

From 2019 to 2025, 10 countries reported almost 4,000 suspected human plague cases and 423 deaths.

A 28-year-old lab researcher at a Russian institute dedicated to studying plague and dangerous pathogens died of pneumonia of ...

Russian authorities reported earlier this week that an employee at a lab in Siberia that studies plague and other infectious diseases had died of pneumonia of “unknown” cause ...

A public health expert explains what Americans should know about the pneumonic plague and if it will cause a pandemic.

Pneumonic plague is rare in the United States, but cases have occurred. Here’s what to know as officials investigate a suspected case in Russia.

The death of a pathogen researcher in Siberia has raised concerns about the pneumonic plague, as Russian authorities provide little information publicly, so how worried should you be? According to an ...

03 Pneumonic plague is the deadliest form of plague, but treatable with early intervention and antibiotics. COVID-19 changed the world and the way we view infectious diseases. Masking, social ...

The death of a lab technician in Russia from suspected pneumonic plague has sparked global alarm. Could it lead to a bigger outbreak, or a pandemic? Experts explain.

Russia’s public health watchdog on Thursday denied that a lab worker who died in Siberia had spread infection to another person, as global concerns swirled about suspected pneumonic plague.

The death of a young Russian lab worker is raising fears about plague. Pneumonic plague is rare, but it can quickly become deadly if not identified and treated promptly. Public health authorities are ...