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Russia denies another plague case as WHO presses for more information

Russian authorities on Thursday denied reports that a second person in the country is infected with a rare plague, after an initial death reportedly caused by the disease fueled speculation of a possible incoming pandemic. The health saga b

Republican Ledger staff · 11:07 AM ET

Russia denies another plague case as WHO presses for more information
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Russian authorities on Thursday denied reports that a second person in the country is infected with a rare plague, after an initial death reportedly caused by the disease fueled speculation of a possible incoming pandemic. The health saga broke earlier this month, when a woman in Siberia reportedly died of the pneumonic plague after an […]

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