https://freerepublic.com/tag/worldmenace/ en-us Mon, 5 Oct 2026 18:02:14 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4398026/posts U.S. officials are tracking a possible plague case in Russia, they confirmed on Oct. 5. “CDC is monitoring the situation closely with the State Department and our other interagency partners,” a spokesperson for the Department of Health and Human Services, the parent agency of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, told The Epoch Times in an email. “The safety and security of U.S. citizens is our highest priority,” the spokesperson added. Russia’s consumer protection agency Rospotrebnadzor reported over the weekend that a worker at the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute of Siberia and the Far East in southeastern Siberia was... The Epoch Times https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4398026/posts#comment Mon, 5 Oct 2026 18:02:14 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4397928/posts The White House is monitoring a plague outbreak in Russia after a lab technician died and hundreds of people she came into contact with were placed in quarantine. An official with the Trump administration told Axios on Sunday that the administration is 'aware, monitoring the outbreak, and assessing options.' Darya Shipilova, 28, was reportedly working at the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Institute in Siberia when she was exposed to pneumonic plague Daily Mail https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4397928/posts#comment Sun, 4 Oct 2026 23:57:48 GMT