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url: https://www.inkl.com/news/black-death-cover-up-scientist-dies-in-siberia-as-russias-secrecy-fuels-claims-of-a-mystery-plague-case
captured_at: 2026-10-04T18:02:15.376Z
title: 'Black Death Cover-up?' Scientist Dies in Siberia as Russia's Secrecy Fuels Claims of a Mystery Plague Case

A 28-year-old technician at Siberia's Irkutsk Anti-Plague Institute has died after a suspected plague infection, prompting multiple measures and questions over official transparency.