Rubio calls on Russia to disclose more about potential plague case

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U.S. agencies have been trying to determine if the death of a Russian laboratory worker is related to pneumonic plague.

October 6, 2026 at 8:45 a.m. EDT1 minute ago

Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks in Reykjavik, Iceland, on Tuesday. (Mark Schiefelbein/Pool/AP)

Secretary of State Marco Rubio implored Russia on Tuesday to share more about the death of a Russian laboratory worker that was potentially related to pneumonic plague.

“It’s incumbent upon Russia to obviously share more information with the world,” Rubio told reporters during a news conference in Iceland, using the most forceful language so far by President Donald Trump’s administration over the emerging health concern.

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