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Siberian lab death sparks plague fears, but Bay Area experts say there's no need to panic

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Tuesday, October 6, 2026
Bay Area experts say there's no need to panic over Siberian plague
A UCSF professor says fears about a suspected plague that's believed to have killed a woman at a research lab in Siberia are overblown, and it's "not another COVID."
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