06-10-2026 19:04 via metro.co.uk

Russia’s patient zero had been working with ‘plague-infected squirrels’ before collapsing

To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a webbrowser thatsupports HTML5 video Up Next Previous Page Next PageThe mother of a scientist who died of pneumonia after researching ‘plague-infected squirrels’ is looking for answers amid fears of a global outbreak.Co-workers at the Anti-Plague Institute said that Daria Shipilova, 28, had developed cold symptoms after working with Yersinia pestis – the bacterium behind the medieval Black Death.Daria, nick
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