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Trump: U.S. willing to help Russia with potential pneumonic plague outbreak

Axios·October 5, 2026·1 min read
Trump: U.S. willing to help Russia with potential pneumonic plague outbreak

President Trump said Monday the U.S. will help Russia amid a potential pneumonic plague case, though he hasn't spoken with Vladimir Putin. The offer follows the reported death of lab worker Darya Shipilova, possibly exposed at the Research Anti-Plague Institute of Siberia. Russian authorities say she died of pneumonia of unknown etiology, with no confirmed plague cases.

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