The death of a young Russian lab worker at an anti-plague research institute in Siberia i… — @pbsnews

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@pbsnews's TikTok video "The death of a young Russian lab worker at an anti-plague research institute in Siberia is sparking speculation about a possible case of pneumonic plague. The woman who died worked at the Irkutsk Research Anti-Plague Institute of Siberia in Shelekhov, a town that sits around 3,000 miles east of Russia’s Capital, Moscow. Researchers there study a number of diseases, including plague. The woman’s cause of death has not been confirmed. But Russian public health authorities said that she had been diagnosed with "pneumonia of unknown etiology" or origin. Nearly 200 people who were in contact with her have been placed under medical observation. Authorities said there is no evidence that her illness was caused by anything she had been working on. But a lack of information and conflicting reports from regional officials have heightened speculation that the illness at play could have been pneumonic plague. Here's a closer look at what we know. #russianplague #russia #pneumonia #plague #health #Siberia" has 9,230 views, 357 likes, 6 comments, 12 shares in the public metrics captured by this index. That is an engagement rate of 4.06% (likes, comments and shares over views). It was posted over two weeks ago and runs 2 minutes 10 seconds. It has been saved 24 times.

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It was posted on 2026-10-06, over two weeks ago.

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