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Russia rejects second plague case reports as false information

Russia has dismissed reports of a second suspected pneumonic plague case as "false information" after a plague institute worker died in Siberia. The World Health Organization urged Moscow to share more details; the Kremlin said it had provided what it knew and accused the media of spreading false information.

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Senior WHO official urges Russia to provide more information on the suspected pneumonic plague cases.

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Russia dismisses reports of second plague case as ‘false information’

Senior WHO official urges Russia to provide more information on the suspected pneumonic plague cases.

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Russia warns against spreading 'false information' as reports emerge of second plague case

The World Health Organization joined Western leaders on Wednesday in urging Russia to share more information about what killed a plague institute worker in Siberia as reports emerged of a second suspected case. The Kremlin said Moscow had shared what it knew and accused the media ​of spreading "false information".

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