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Russian health authorities have reported no recent plague case in Irkutsk Oblast and report a case of pneumonia of unknown aetiology in a laboratory employee. Russian health authorities reported that preventive measures, including epidemiological investigations, medical observation and testing of…
Russian health authorities have reported no recent plague case in Irkutsk Oblast. They reported that preventive measures, including epidemiological investigations and medical observation and testing of contacts have been completed; and no high-threat pathogen was detected in any of the identified…
Russian health authorities have reported no recent plague case in Irkutsk Oblast. They reported that preventive measures, including epidemiological investigations and medical observation and testing of contacts have been completed; and no high-threat pathogen was detected in any of the identified…
On 2 October 2026, according to multiple media reports with pending verification, authorities in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia, implemented emergency anti-epidemic measures following the death of a laboratory technician from the Irkutsk Research Anti-Plague Institute; the case was officially classified as…