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Plague risk to UK 'very low', officials say after Russian woman's death

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Plague risk to UK 'very low', officials say after Russian woman's death

Sky News Technology · Oct 6, 2026, 12:45 PM UTC

The risk to the UK from plague is very low, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has said, after the death of a laboratory worker in Russia who may have been exposed to pneumonic plague.