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WorldPublished: 5 October 2026 at 03:22

White House monitoring reports of possible plague outbreak in Russia

The US administration is tracking reports of a suspected plague case in Russia and related quarantine measures, according to Axios.

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According to a report by Axios, the White House is monitoring information suggesting a suspected case of plague in Russia. The reports indicate that quarantine measures linked to this case have also been put in place within the country.

Axios states that US government officials are following how the situation develops in order to assess the potential seriousness of the possible disease spread and whether it could pose a broader threat.

At this time, publicly available information about the specific case and its confirmation remains limited, and precise details about the scope and location of the quarantine measures have not been disclosed.

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