{"id":385131,"date":"2026-10-06T10:00:38","date_gmt":"2026-10-06T09:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/could-russias-deadly-plague-lab-incident-spark-another-pandemic-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2026-10-06T10:00:38","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T09:00:38","slug":"could-russias-deadly-plague-lab-incident-spark-another-pandemic-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/could-russias-deadly-plague-lab-incident-spark-another-pandemic-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Could Russia&#8217;s deadly plague lab incident spark another pandemic? | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/1FB7hXX_Hpo\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Could Russia's deadly plague lab incident spark another pandemic? | DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1FB7hXX_Hpo\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Should we be worried about a death in Russia\u2019s Far East that is suspected to have been caused by pneumonic plague? The case has raised questions about the risks posed by one of the world\u2019s oldest and most feared infectious diseases. But how serious is the situation, how does pneumonic plague spread, and what do health officials know so far? DW&#8217;s Anthony Howard speaks to Dr. Amesh Adalja, a scholar at the Johns Hopkins University&#8217;s Center for Health Security. He calls on Russian authorities to release more details of the case.<\/p>\n<p>For more news go to: http:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/<\/p>\n<p>Follow DW on social media:<br \/>\n\u25baInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baTikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deutschewellenews\/<br \/>\n\u25baTwitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baReddit: https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/user\/DWNews\/<\/p>\n<p>F\u00fcr Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/dwdeutsch<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n<p>#dwnews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Should we be worried about a death in Russia\u2019s Far East that is suspected to have been caused by pneumonic plague? The case has raised questions about the risks posed by one of the world\u2019s oldest and most feared infectious diseases. 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