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Bubonic Plague
Russia begins mass vaccination against bubonic plague in danger areas near border with Mongolia
2,500 adults, 623 children so far vaccinated in the Republic of Tuva to prevent flea-spreading of the decease.
Ten year old boy hospitalised with Bubonic plague in Altai Republic
All 17 people he was in contact with - six of them children - are also quarantined to prevent spread of one of world's most deadly infectious diseases.
Town in Mongolia closed for quarantine after Bubonic plague claimed two lives
US, Dutch, Swiss, Swedish, South Korean, German and Russian tourists banned from leaving the area.
Alert on Russian border with Mongolia after two deaths from ‘bubonic plague’
Russian tourists stuck in western Mongolia after closure of frontier to stop spread of infection.
Ex-head of virology state research centre Vector vanishes: Interpol alerted
Centre is one of only two repositories in the world of smallpox virus, and a key hub of research into the planet's deadliest diseases.
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Sent to Siberia
Rookie FSB agents are punished for 'indecent' graduation jinx in Moscow
Gelandewagen parade videos leads to 'career change' as Russia demands highest standards from secret servicemen.
Born in Siberia
Up-close laboratory pictures of ancient mummy as scientists recreate his life and times
Probes taken by South Korean experts will reveal lifestyle of this Arctic boy from 800 years ago.
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