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Inside the Plague Research Labs at the Heart of a Russian Mystery

Inside the Plague Research Labs at the Heart of a Russian Mystery
New York Times Thursday 15 October 2026, 14:12 UTC By K. R. Callaway 1 min read
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A picture released by the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute showing specialists working in a laboratory in Krasnoyarsk, Russia, in 2019.

A picture released by the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute showing specialists working in a laboratory in Krasnoyarsk, Russia, in 2019.
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