Russia rejects transparency calls as US requests information on Siberia case (🇷🇺)

• Rospotrebnadzor (🇷🇺) said it saw no epidemic risk after the death of a laboratory worker. per Rospotrebnadzor (🇷🇺) Read with skepticism: record of concealment, judges its own conduct¹ 1
• Russia's Rospotrebnadzor (🇷🇺) said the 28-year-old laboratory worker in the Siberia plague case was vaccinated against the infections Daria Shipilova handled. Read with skepticism: record of concealment¹ 1
• The US (🇺🇸) administration sent Moscow a demarche requesting additional information on the case.¹ 1
• US State Department (🇺🇸) spokesperson said it had officially requested additional information from the Russian government. per US State Department (🇺🇸) Read with skepticism: political interest¹ 1
  • The spokesperson said the US was also in official communication with other countries to share information. per US State Department (🇺🇸)¹ 1

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• Russia dismisses transparency calls amid reports of second Siberia plague caseNewswav · 7 Oct 2026, 15:42