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Official says WHO doesn’t know exactly how lab worker in Russia died in plague case

Maria Van Kerkhove, WHO director of Epidemic and Pandemic Management, said the agency doesn’t know what the “causative agent” was behind the woman’s October 2 death and urged Russia for more information

· 10/7/2026, 6:06:26 PM· 2 min read
Official says WHO doesn’t know exactly how lab worker in Russia died in plague case
Maria Van Kerkhove, WHO director of Epidemic and Pandemic Management, said the agency doesn’t know what the “causative agent” was behind the woman’s October 2 death and urged Russia for more information
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