{"seedVersion":3,"schema":1,"updated":"2026-10-06T14:51:37.173Z","checked":"2026-10-06T17:51:18.206Z","event":{"title":{"en":"Irkutsk plague tracker","ru":"Трекер: чума в Иркутске"},"subtitle":{"en":"What is confirmed, what is not, where, and who said it. Every line links to its source and the page updates itself every 10 minutes.","ru":"Что подтверждено, что нет, где и кто это сказал. Каждая строка ведёт к источнику, страница обновляется сама каждые 10 минут."}},"headline":{"en":"One worker at the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute died overnight into October 2 after severe pneumonia. Russian media and Telegram channels said pneumonic plague; Rospotrebnadzor says \"pneumonia of unknown etiology\", found no plague-linked microorganisms in her samples and no lab accident. About 197 contacts were identified and tested negative; 60% have finished observation. No health authority has confirmed plague.","ru":"Сотрудница Иркутского противочумного института умерла в ночь на 2 октября от тяжёлой пневмонии. Российские СМИ и Telegram-каналы писали о лёгочной чуме; Роспотребнадзор говорит о «пневмонии неустановленной этиологии», не нашёл в её анализах микроорганизмов, связанных с чумой, и не выявил аварий в лаборатории. Около 197 контактных выявлены, их тесты отрицательные; 60% уже сняты с наблюдения. Ни одно ведомство здравоохранения чуму не подтвердило.","sources":[{"label":"Interfax","url":"https://www.interfax.ru/russia/1120228","date":"2026-10-04"},{"label":"Vzglyad","url":"https://vz.ru/news/2026/10/5/1459157.html","date":"2026-10-05"},{"label":"CBS News","url":"https://www.cbsnews.com/news/russia-plague-lab-death-pneumonia-of-unknown-origin/","date":"2026-10-05"}]},"stats":[{"id":"confirmed","tone":"ok","value":"0","label":{"en":"Confirmed plague cases","ru":"Подтверждённых случаев чумы"},"note":{"en":"No health authority has confirmed plague. Rospotrebnadzor's diagnosis is \"pneumonia of unknown etiology\" (Oct 4).","ru":"Ни одно ведомство чуму не подтвердило. Диагноз Роспотребнадзора — «пневмония неустановленной этиологии» (4 октября)."},"sources":[{"label":"Rospotrebnadzor via Interfax","url":"https://www.interfax.ru/russia/1120228","date":"2026-10-04"}],"history":[{"date":"2026-10-04","value":"0","from":null}]},{"id":"deaths","tone":"alert","value":"1","label":{"en":"Deaths (cause unconfirmed)","ru":"Смертей (причина не подтверждена)"},"note":{"en":"A lab worker died overnight into Oct 2 at Shelekhov district hospital after severe pneumonia.","ru":"Сотрудница института умерла в ночь на 2 октября в Шелеховской районной больнице от тяжёлой пневмонии."},"sources":[{"label":"Meduza","url":"https://meduza.io/news/2026/10/02/bolnitsu-v-irkutskoy-oblasti-zakryli-na-karantin-iz-za-osobo-opasnoy-infektsii-po-dannym-smi-odna-iz-patsientok-umerla-ot-legochnoy-chumy","date":"2026-10-02"},{"label":"WHO via CBS News","url":"https://www.cbsnews.com/news/russia-plague-lab-death-pneumonia-of-unknown-origin/","date":"2026-10-05"}],"history":[{"date":"2026-10-02","value":"1","from":null}]},{"id":"observed","tone":"watch","value":"197","label":{"en":"Contacts identified","ru":"Контактных выявлено"},"note":{"en":"189 were hospitalised for observation (media count, Oct 2). Rospotrebnadzor: 60% had finished observation by Oct 5.","ru":"189 госпитализированы для наблюдения (подсчёт СМИ, 2 октября). Роспотребнадзор: к 5 октября наблюдение завершено для 60%."},"sources":[{"label":"REN TV source via The Moscow Times","url":"https://ru.themoscowtimes.com/2026/10/02/pochti-200-chelovek-gospitalizirovali-v-irkutskoi-oblasti-s-podozreniem-na-zarazhenie-chumoi-a207649","date":"2026-10-02"},{"label":"Rospotrebnadzor via Vzglyad","url":"https://vz.ru/news/2026/10/5/1459157.html","date":"2026-10-05"}],"history":[{"date":"2026-10-02","value":"197","from":null}]},{"id":"symptomatic","tone":"ok","value":"0","label":{"en":"Contacts with plague symptoms or a positive test","ru":"Контактных с симптомами или положительным тестом"},"note":{"en":"Tests on contacts found only 2 COVID-19 and 2 rhinovirus infections (Rospotrebnadzor, Oct 4–6).","ru":"У контактных найдены только 2 случая COVID-19 и 2 риновируса (Роспотребнадзор, 4–6 октября)."},"sources":[{"label":"Interfax","url":"https://www.interfax.ru/russia/1120228","date":"2026-10-04"},{"label":"IrCity","url":"https://ircity.ru/text/society/2026/10/06/76680643/","date":"2026-10-06"}],"history":[{"date":"2026-10-04","value":"0","from":null}]},{"id":"countries","tone":"ok","value":"0","label":{"en":"Countries with confirmed cases","ru":"Стран с подтверждёнными случаями"},"note":{"en":"Suspected case in Russia only. No CDC travel notice, no ECDC item, no WHO outbreak notice.","ru":"Подозрение только в России. Нет уведомлений CDC для путешественников, ECDC и ВОЗ."},"sources":[{"label":"CDC travel notices","url":"https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/notices","date":"2026-10-06"},{"label":"ECDC weekly report, week 40","url":"https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/publications-data/communicable-disease-threats-report-26-september-2-october-week-40","date":"2026-10-02"}],"history":[{"date":"2026-10-05","value":"0","from":null}]}],"regions":[{"name":{"en":"Russia (Irkutsk region)","ru":"Россия (Иркутская область)"},"deaths":"1","deathsNote":{"en":"cause unconfirmed","ru":"причина не подтверждена"},"confirmed":"0","observed":"197","observedNote":{"en":"identified; 189 hospitalised (media, Oct 2); 60% released (Oct 5)","ru":"выявлено; 189 госпитализированы (СМИ, 2 окт.); 60% сняты с наблюдения (5 окт.)"},"sources":[{"label":"Interfax","url":"https://www.interfax.ru/russia/1120228","date":"2026-10-04"},{"label":"The Moscow Times","url":"https://ru.themoscowtimes.com/2026/10/02/pochti-200-chelovek-gospitalizirovali-v-irkutskoi-oblasti-s-podozreniem-na-zarazhenie-chumoi-a207649","date":"2026-10-02"},{"label":"Vzglyad","url":"https://vz.ru/news/2026/10/5/1459157.html","date":"2026-10-05"}]},{"name":{"en":"All other countries","ru":"Все остальные страны"},"deaths":"0","deathsNote":{"en":"","ru":""},"confirmed":"0","observed":"0","observedNote":{"en":"no contacts reported","ru":"контактных не сообщалось"},"sources":[{"label":"CDC travel notices","url":"https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/notices","date":"2026-10-06"},{"label":"ECDC","url":"https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/publications-data/communicable-disease-threats-report-26-september-2-october-week-40","date":"2026-10-02"}]}],"places":[{"id":"p-shelekhov","kind":"death","lat":52.21,"lng":104.1,"firstReported":"2026-10-01","name":{"en":"Shelekhov district hospital","ru":"Шелеховская районная больница"},"area":{"en":"Shelekhov, Irkutsk region","ru":"Шелехов, Иркутская область"},"status":{"en":"Where the lab worker died overnight into Oct 2. Inpatient unit closed since Oct 1, no end date; polyclinic open.","ru":"Здесь сотрудница института умерла в ночь на 2 октября. Стационар закрыт с 1 октября без указания срока; поликлиника работает."},"sources":[{"label":"IrCity","url":"https://ircity.ru/text/health/2026/10/05/76678812/","date":"2026-10-05"},{"label":"IRK.ru","url":"https://www.irk.ru/news/20261002/hospital/","date":"2026-10-02"}]},{"id":"p-institute","kind":"site","lat":52.274,"lng":104.312,"firstReported":"2026-10-02","name":{"en":"Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute","ru":"Иркутский противочумный институт"},"area":{"en":"Irkutsk","ru":"Иркутск"},"status":{"en":"Her workplace. All staff checked; no illness found (Rospotrebnadzor, Oct 6). Biosafety commission found no accidents (Oct 4).","ru":"Её место работы. Все сотрудники проверены, заболевших нет (Роспотребнадзор, 6 октября). Комиссия по биобезопасности аварий не выявила (4 октября)."},"sources":[{"label":"IrCity","url":"https://ircity.ru/text/society/2026/10/06/76680643/","date":"2026-10-06"},{"label":"Interfax","url":"https://www.interfax.ru/russia/1120228","date":"2026-10-04"},{"label":"Institute history","url":"https://irknipchi.ru/history.htm","date":null}]},{"id":"p-irkaz","kind":"mention","lat":52.198,"lng":104.067,"firstReported":"2026-10-04","name":{"en":"Irkutsk aluminium plant (IrkAZ)","ru":"Иркутский алюминиевый завод (ИркАЗ)"},"area":{"en":"Shelekhov","ru":"Шелехов"},"status":{"en":"Plant-wide mask order on Oct 4; the director calls it a seasonal flu measure unrelated to the hospital.","ru":"С 4 октября обязательные маски; директор называет это сезонной мерой против ОРВИ, не связанной с больницей."},"sources":[{"label":"IrCity","url":"https://ircity.ru/text/society/2026/10/04/76678360/","date":"2026-10-04"}]},{"id":"p-irkutsk-hospitals","kind":"mention","lat":52.3,"lng":104.27,"firstReported":"2026-10-03","name":{"en":"Irkutsk city hospitals No. 1, 3, 10 and the children's hospital","ru":"Больницы Иркутска №1, 3, 10 и детская больница"},"area":{"en":"Irkutsk","ru":"Иркутск"},"status":{"en":"A three-week quarantine was claimed on Telegram and by The Insider. The hospitals deny it, reporters found none, and a fact-check rates it false. City-level position.","ru":"Telegram-каналы и The Insider сообщали о трёхнедельном карантине. Больницы это отрицают, журналисты карантина не нашли, фактчекеры признали сообщение фейком. Положение на уровне города."},"sources":[{"label":"The Insider","url":"https://theins.ru/news/297886","date":"2026-10-04"},{"label":"IrCity","url":"https://ircity.ru/text/health/2026/10/05/76678768/","date":"2026-10-05"},{"label":"Lapsha Media","url":"https://lapsha.media/feiky/irkutsk-bolnicy-chuma/","date":"2026-10-05"}]},{"id":"p-maternity","kind":"mention","lat":52.265,"lng":104.26,"firstReported":"2026-10-06","name":{"en":"Irkutsk maternity hospital","ru":"Иркутский роддом"},"area":{"en":"Irkutsk","ru":"Иркутск"},"status":{"en":"Reported to be screening patients for plague after the lab worker's death (media report). City-level position.","ru":"По данным СМИ, проверяет пациенток на чуму после смерти сотрудницы института. Положение на уровне города."},"sources":[{"label":"The Moscow Times","url":"https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/10/06/irkutsk-maternity-hospital-screens-patients-for-plague-after-lab-workers-death-a93880","date":"2026-10-06"}]},{"id":"p-mstu","kind":"mention","lat":52.258,"lng":104.335,"firstReported":"2026-10-02","name":{"en":"Irkutsk branch of the Moscow State Technical University of Civil Aviation","ru":"Иркутский филиал МГТУ гражданской авиации"},"area":{"en":"Irkutsk","ru":"Иркутск"},"status":{"en":"Cancelled classes on Oct 2 over the Shelekhov case and advised staff to avoid public transport, per an insider source (media report).","ru":"По данным инсайдера, 2 октября отменил занятия из-за случая в Шелехове и посоветовал сотрудникам избегать общественного транспорта (сообщение СМИ)."},"sources":[{"label":"RTVI","url":"https://rtvi.com/news/pod-irkutskom-vyyavili-100-chelovek-byvshih-v-kontakte-s-zhertvoj-opasnoj-infekczii/","date":"2026-10-02"}]},{"id":"p-baikalsk","kind":"mention","lat":51.52,"lng":104.15,"firstReported":"2026-10-03","name":{"en":"Baikalsk","ru":"Байкальск"},"area":{"en":"Irkutsk region","ru":"Иркутская область"},"status":{"en":"The town administration asked residents to avoid Shelekhov on Oct 3, then deleted the post within two hours.","ru":"Администрация города 3 октября просила жителей не ездить в Шелехов, затем удалила пост через два часа."},"sources":[{"label":"Current Time","url":"https://www.currenttime.tv/a/plague-in-irkutsk/33869719.html","date":"2026-10-03"}]},{"id":"p-buryatia","kind":"mention","lat":51.83,"lng":107.6,"firstReported":"2026-10-02","name":{"en":"Buryatia (Ulan-Ude)","ru":"Бурятия (Улан-Удэ)"},"area":{"en":"Republic of Buryatia","ru":"Республика Бурятия"},"status":{"en":"A Telegram channel claimed a work trip here; Buryatia's head says she never visited. Not part of this event.","ru":"Telegram-канал писал о командировке сюда; глава Бурятии говорит, что она не приезжала. К событию не относится."},"sources":[{"label":"Expert","url":"https://expert.ru/news/v-irkutskoy-oblasti-zapodozrili-poyavlenie-osobo-opasnoy-infektsii","date":"2026-10-02"}]},{"id":"p-kyrgyzstan","kind":"measure","lat":42.87,"lng":74.59,"firstReported":"2026-10-05","name":{"en":"Kyrgyzstan","ru":"Киргизия"},"area":{"en":"Bishkek","ru":"Бишкек"},"status":{"en":"Tightened sanitary-quarantine controls at border checkpoints.","ru":"Усилила санитарно-карантинный контроль на пограничных пунктах."},"sources":[{"label":"Qazinform","url":"https://qazinform.com/news/kyrgyzstan-tightens-border-sanitary-controls-following-plague-report-in-russia-711d78","date":"2026-10-05"}]},{"id":"p-kazakhstan","kind":"measure","lat":51.17,"lng":71.43,"firstReported":"2026-10-05","name":{"en":"Kazakhstan","ru":"Казахстан"},"area":{"en":"Astana","ru":"Астана"},"status":{"en":"Monitoring the situation in Irkutsk region; stepped up sanitary-quarantine controls on the Russian border.","ru":"Следит за ситуацией в Иркутской области; усилил санитарно-карантинный контроль на границе с Россией."},"sources":[{"label":"Qazinform","url":"https://qazinform.com/news/kyrgyzstan-tightens-border-sanitary-controls-following-plague-report-in-russia-711d78","date":"2026-10-05"},{"label":"The News","url":"https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/1418828-russia-pneumonic-plague-fears-three-central-asian-nations-tighten-borders","date":"2026-10-05"}]},{"id":"p-uzbekistan","kind":"measure","lat":41.3,"lng":69.24,"firstReported":"2026-10-05","name":{"en":"Uzbekistan","ru":"Узбекистан"},"area":{"en":"Tashkent","ru":"Ташкент"},"status":{"en":"Taking measures to prevent the importation of dangerous infections.","ru":"Принимает меры против завоза особо опасных инфекций."},"sources":[{"label":"The News","url":"https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/1418828-russia-pneumonic-plague-fears-three-central-asian-nations-tighten-borders","date":"2026-10-05"},{"label":"Greek City Times","url":"https://greekcitytimes.com/2026/10/06/asian-countries-tighten-russia-borders-suspected-plague","date":"2026-10-06"}]},{"id":"p-mongolia","kind":"measure","lat":47.92,"lng":106.92,"firstReported":"2026-10-06","name":{"en":"Mongolia","ru":"Монголия"},"area":{"en":"Ulaanbaatar","ru":"Улан-Батор"},"status":{"en":"Reported heightened vigilance in areas bordering Russia; no named official source yet.","ru":"Сообщается о повышенной бдительности в приграничных с Россией районах; официального источника пока нет."},"sources":[{"label":"Greek City Times","url":"https://greekcitytimes.com/2026/10/06/asian-countries-tighten-russia-borders-suspected-plague","date":"2026-10-06"}]},{"id":"p-who","kind":"monitor","lat":46.22,"lng":6.15,"firstReported":"2026-10-05","name":{"en":"World Health Organization","ru":"Всемирная организация здравоохранения"},"area":{"en":"Geneva","ru":"Женева"},"status":{"en":"Verifying the event with Russian authorities; risk to the public \"appears to be low\". No Disease Outbreak News item.","ru":"Проверяет событие с российскими властями; риск для населения «представляется низким». Сообщения о вспышке нет."},"sources":[{"label":"CBS News","url":"https://www.cbsnews.com/news/russia-plague-lab-death-pneumonia-of-unknown-origin/","date":"2026-10-05"},{"label":"Forbes via Yahoo","url":"https://www.yahoo.com/news/world/articles/russian-plague-lab-researcher-dies-054930967.html","date":"2026-10-06"}]},{"id":"p-us","kind":"monitor","lat":38.9,"lng":-77.04,"firstReported":"2026-10-05","name":{"en":"United States","ru":"США"},"area":{"en":"Washington","ru":"Вашингтон"},"status":{"en":"State Department and CDC \"monitoring closely\"; no travel notice; offer of help from the President.","ru":"Госдепартамент и CDC «внимательно следят»; уведомлений для путешественников нет; президент предложил помощь."},"sources":[{"label":"Al Jazeera","url":"https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/5/russian-lab-worker-dies-of-suspected-plague-in-siberia-us-monitoring-case","date":"2026-10-05"},{"label":"The Epoch Times","url":"https://www.theepochtimes.com/world/us-cdc-monitoring-possible-plague-case-in-russia-6099527","date":"2026-10-05"},{"label":"France 24 / AFP","url":"https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20261005-russia-downplays-plague-reports-as-trump-offers-us-help","date":"2026-10-05"}]},{"id":"p-eu","kind":"monitor","lat":50.85,"lng":4.35,"firstReported":"2026-10-05","name":{"en":"European Commission","ru":"Еврокомиссия"},"area":{"en":"Brussels","ru":"Брюссель"},"status":{"en":"\"We monitor very closely\", through ECDC and WHO; no emergency measures.","ru":"«Мы очень внимательно следим» через ECDC и ВОЗ; экстренных мер нет."},"sources":[{"label":"Euronews","url":"https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/05/eu-monitors-very-closely-suspected-outbreak-of-pneumonic-plague-in-russia","date":"2026-10-05"}]},{"id":"p-ecdc","kind":"monitor","lat":59.33,"lng":18.07,"firstReported":"2026-10-02","name":{"en":"ECDC","ru":"ECDC"},"area":{"en":"Stockholm","ru":"Стокгольм"},"status":{"en":"No plague item in the weekly threats report for week 40; week 41 not yet published.","ru":"В еженедельном отчёте за 40-ю неделю чумы нет; отчёт за 41-ю неделю ещё не вышел."},"sources":[{"label":"ECDC","url":"https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/publications-data/communicable-disease-threats-report-26-september-2-october-week-40","date":"2026-10-02"}]},{"id":"p-focus-sailyugem","kind":"focus","lat":49.8,"lng":89,"firstReported":"2026-09-04","name":{"en":"Sailyugem cross-border focus","ru":"Сайлюгемский трансграничный очаг"},"area":{"en":"Altai Republic, Russia–Mongolia border","ru":"Республика Алтай, граница с Монголией"},"status":{"en":"High animal-plague activity reported by Rospotrebnadzor on Sept 4, 2026 after more than 200 field samples. Routine surveillance, unrelated to the Irkutsk case. Approximate centre.","ru":"4 сентября 2026 года Роспотребнадзор сообщил о высокой эпизоотической активности по результатам более 200 проб. Плановый надзор, не связанный с иркутским случаем. Приблизительный центр."},"sources":[{"label":"Parlamentskaya Gazeta","url":"https://www.pnp.ru/social/chuma-pod-kontrolem-rospotrebnadzor-usilil-monitoring-na-granice-s-mongoliey.html","date":"2026-09-04"}],"active":true},{"id":"p-focus-gorno-altai","kind":"focus","lat":49.3,"lng":87.7,"firstReported":"2026-01-01","name":{"en":"Gorno-Altai high-mountain focus","ru":"Горно-Алтайский высокогорный очаг"},"area":{"en":"Kosh-Agach district, Altai Republic","ru":"Кош-Агачский район, Республика Алтай"},"status":{"en":"Epizootics on 440 km² in 2025; the whole district is vaccinated every year. Russia's last human cases (2014–2016) came from here. Approximate centre.","ru":"В 2025 году эпизоотии на 440 км²; весь район вакцинируют ежегодно. Последние случаи у людей в России (2014–2016) были здесь. Приблизительный центр."},"sources":[{"label":"Rospotrebnadzor 2026 forecast (Microbe institute)","url":"https://www.microbe.ru/files/Plague_prognoz_2026_I.pdf","date":"2026-01-01"},{"label":"Rospotrebnadzor, Altai Republic","url":"https://04.rospotrebnadzor.ru/index.php/epid-otdel/org/16643-18052022.html","date":null}],"active":true},{"id":"p-focus-tuva","kind":"focus","lat":50.3,"lng":90.5,"firstReported":"2026-01-01","name":{"en":"Tuva mountain focus","ru":"Тувинский горный очаг"},"area":{"en":"Mongun-Taiga, Tuva","ru":"Монгун-Тайга, Тува"},"status":{"en":"Epizootic in 2025 (8 cultures from fleas); the institute rated it highly active since 2012. Approximate centre.","ru":"Эпизоотия в 2025 году (8 культур из блох); институт считает очаг высокоактивным с 2012 года. Приблизительный центр."},"sources":[{"label":"Rospotrebnadzor 2026 forecast (Microbe institute)","url":"https://www.microbe.ru/files/Plague_prognoz_2026_I.pdf","date":"2026-01-01"}],"active":true},{"id":"p-focus-central-caucasus","kind":"focus","lat":43.35,"lng":42.45,"firstReported":"2026-01-01","name":{"en":"Central Caucasian high-mountain focus","ru":"Центрально-Кавказский высокогорный очаг"},"area":{"en":"Kabardino-Balkaria","ru":"Кабардино-Балкария"},"status":{"en":"One of three foci with epizootics in 2025; risk-area population vaccinated. Approximate centre.","ru":"Один из трёх очагов с эпизоотиями в 2025 году; население зоны риска вакцинировано. Приблизительный центр."},"sources":[{"label":"Rospotrebnadzor 2026 forecast (Microbe institute)","url":"https://www.microbe.ru/files/Plague_prognoz_2026_I.pdf","date":"2026-01-01"}],"active":true},{"id":"p-focus-transbaikal","kind":"focus","lat":50.3,"lng":115.6,"firstReported":"2026-01-01","name":{"en":"Transbaikal steppe focus","ru":"Забайкальский степной очаг"},"area":{"en":"Zabaykalsky Krai","ru":"Забайкальский край"},"status":{"en":"No infected animals found from 1971 to 2025. The Irkutsk institute runs its surveillance. Approximate centre.","ru":"Заражённых животных не находили с 1971 по 2025 год. Надзор ведёт Иркутский институт. Приблизительный центр."},"sources":[{"label":"Rospotrebnadzor 2026 forecast (Microbe institute)","url":"https://www.microbe.ru/files/Plague_prognoz_2026_I.pdf","date":"2026-01-01"}]},{"id":"p-focus-tersk","kind":"focus","lat":43.3,"lng":45.2,"firstReported":"2026-01-01","name":{"en":"Tersko-Sunzhensky low-mountain focus","ru":"Терско-Сунженский низкогорный очаг"},"area":{"en":"North Caucasus","ru":"Северный Кавказ"},"status":{"en":"No epizootic found in 2025, according to the Rospotrebnadzor forecast. Approximate centre of the focus.","ru":"В 2025 году эпизоотий не выявлено (прогноз Роспотребнадзора). Приблизительный центр очага."},"sources":[{"label":"Rospotrebnadzor 2026 forecast (Microbe institute)","url":"https://www.microbe.ru/files/Plague_prognoz_2026_I.pdf","date":"2026-01-01"}]},{"id":"p-focus-dagestan","kind":"focus","lat":43.6,"lng":46.9,"firstReported":"2026-01-01","name":{"en":"Dagestan lowland focus","ru":"Дагестанский равнинно-предгорный очаг"},"area":{"en":"Dagestan","ru":"Дагестан"},"status":{"en":"No epizootic found in 2025, according to the Rospotrebnadzor forecast. Approximate centre of the focus.","ru":"В 2025 году эпизоотий не выявлено (прогноз Роспотребнадзора). Приблизительный центр очага."},"sources":[{"label":"Rospotrebnadzor 2026 forecast (Microbe institute)","url":"https://www.microbe.ru/files/Plague_prognoz_2026_I.pdf","date":"2026-01-01"}]},{"id":"p-focus-east-caucasus","kind":"focus","lat":42.5,"lng":46.3,"firstReported":"2026-01-01","name":{"en":"East Caucasian high-mountain focus","ru":"Восточно-Кавказский высокогорный очаг"},"area":{"en":"Dagestan","ru":"Дагестан"},"status":{"en":"No epizootic found in 2025, according to the Rospotrebnadzor forecast. Approximate centre of the focus.","ru":"В 2025 году эпизоотий не выявлено (прогноз Роспотребнадзора). Приблизительный центр очага."},"sources":[{"label":"Rospotrebnadzor 2026 forecast (Microbe institute)","url":"https://www.microbe.ru/files/Plague_prognoz_2026_I.pdf","date":"2026-01-01"}]},{"id":"p-focus-caspian-nw","kind":"focus","lat":46.5,"lng":44.5,"firstReported":"2026-01-01","name":{"en":"Pre-Caspian north-western steppe focus","ru":"Прикаспийский Северо-Западный степной очаг"},"area":{"en":"Kalmykia","ru":"Калмыкия"},"status":{"en":"No epizootic found in 2025, according to the Rospotrebnadzor forecast. Approximate centre of the focus.","ru":"В 2025 году эпизоотий не выявлено (прогноз Роспотребнадзора). Приблизительный центр очага."},"sources":[{"label":"Rospotrebnadzor 2026 forecast (Microbe institute)","url":"https://www.microbe.ru/files/Plague_prognoz_2026_I.pdf","date":"2026-01-01"}]},{"id":"p-focus-caspian-sandy","kind":"focus","lat":45.6,"lng":47.3,"firstReported":"2026-01-01","name":{"en":"Pre-Caspian sandy focus","ru":"Прикаспийский песчаный очаг"},"area":{"en":"Astrakhan region","ru":"Астраханская область"},"status":{"en":"No infected animals found from 2016 to 2025. Approximate centre.","ru":"Заражённых животных не находили с 2016 по 2025 год. Приблизительный центр."},"sources":[{"label":"Rospotrebnadzor 2026 forecast (Microbe institute)","url":"https://www.microbe.ru/files/Plague_prognoz_2026_I.pdf","date":"2026-01-01"}]},{"id":"p-focus-volga-ural-steppe","kind":"focus","lat":49.6,"lng":48.6,"firstReported":"2026-01-01","name":{"en":"Volga-Ural steppe focus","ru":"Волго-Уральский степной очаг"},"area":{"en":"Saratov–Volgograd regions","ru":"Саратовская и Волгоградская области"},"status":{"en":"No epizootic found in 2025, according to the Rospotrebnadzor forecast. Approximate centre of the focus.","ru":"В 2025 году эпизоотий не выявлено (прогноз Роспотребнадзора). Приблизительный центр очага."},"sources":[{"label":"Rospotrebnadzor 2026 forecast (Microbe institute)","url":"https://www.microbe.ru/files/Plague_prognoz_2026_I.pdf","date":"2026-01-01"}]},{"id":"p-focus-volga-ural-sandy","kind":"focus","lat":48.4,"lng":50.3,"firstReported":"2026-01-01","name":{"en":"Volga-Ural sandy focus","ru":"Волго-Уральский песчаный очаг"},"area":{"en":"Astrakhan region, Kazakhstan border","ru":"Астраханская область, граница с Казахстаном"},"status":{"en":"No epizootic found in 2025, according to the Rospotrebnadzor forecast. Approximate centre of the focus.","ru":"В 2025 году эпизоотий не выявлено (прогноз Роспотребнадзора). Приблизительный центр очага."},"sources":[{"label":"Rospotrebnadzor 2026 forecast (Microbe institute)","url":"https://www.microbe.ru/files/Plague_prognoz_2026_I.pdf","date":"2026-01-01"}]},{"id":"p-focus-khovd","kind":"focus","lat":48,"lng":91.6,"firstReported":"2026-07-25","name":{"en":"Khovd province","ru":"Аймак Ховд"},"area":{"en":"Western Mongolia","ru":"Западная Монголия"},"status":{"en":"Bubonic case confirmed in July 2026 after eating marmot meat; 17 of Mongolia's 21 provinces are plague-risk areas.","ru":"Бубонный случай подтверждён в июле 2026 года после употребления мяса сурка; 17 из 21 аймаков Монголии — зоны риска."},"sources":[{"label":"Xinhua","url":"https://english.news.cn/asiapacific/20260725/52ed7127c5df463bbf87b8dd272f6e13/c.html","date":"2026-07-25"}],"active":true},{"id":"p-focus-khuvsgul","kind":"focus","lat":49.5,"lng":98.7,"firstReported":"2025-09-08","name":{"en":"Khuvsgul province","ru":"Аймак Хувсгел"},"area":{"en":"Northern Mongolia","ru":"Северная Монголия"},"status":{"en":"Fatal bubonic case in September 2025 from marmot meat. Mongolia reported 20 cases and 8 deaths in 2016–2025.","ru":"Смертельный бубонный случай в сентябре 2025 года после мяса сурка. В 2016–2025 годах Монголия зарегистрировала 20 случаев и 8 смертей."},"sources":[{"label":"Xinhua","url":"https://english.news.cn/20250908/f54ca95d0dfa42ed8cb51f2c41b60af2/c.html","date":"2025-09-08"},{"label":"Rospotrebnadzor 2026 forecast (Microbe institute)","url":"https://www.microbe.ru/files/Plague_prognoz_2026_I.pdf","date":"2026-01-01"}],"active":true}],"known":[{"id":"k1","text":{"en":"A worker at the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute was admitted to Shelekhov district hospital on Sept 29 and died overnight into Oct 2 after severe pneumonia.","ru":"Сотрудницу Иркутского противочумного института госпитализировали в Шелеховскую районную больницу 29 сентября; она умерла в ночь на 2 октября от тяжёлой пневмонии."},"sources":[{"label":"Meduza","url":"https://meduza.io/news/2026/10/02/bolnitsu-v-irkutskoy-oblasti-zakryli-na-karantin-iz-za-osobo-opasnoy-infektsii-po-dannym-smi-odna-iz-patsientok-umerla-ot-legochnoy-chumy","date":"2026-10-02"},{"label":"RFE/RL","url":"https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-plague-warning-siberia-irkutsk-laboratory/33870385.html","date":"2026-10-05"}]},{"id":"k2","text":{"en":"Rospotrebnadzor (Oct 4): the diagnosis is \"pneumonia of unknown etiology\"; expanded tests found no microorganisms linked to her work at the institute.","ru":"Роспотребнадзор (4 октября): диагноз — «пневмония неустановленной этиологии»; расширенные исследования не выявили микроорганизмов, связанных с её работой в институте."},"sources":[{"label":"Interfax","url":"https://www.interfax.ru/russia/1120228","date":"2026-10-04"}]},{"id":"k3","text":{"en":"Governor Igor Kobzev (Oct 2): all identified contacts are under medical observation, none has signs of illness, and their lab tests are negative.","ru":"Губернатор Игорь Кобзев (2 октября): все выявленные контактные под медицинским наблюдением, признаков заболевания нет, анализы отрицательные."},"sources":[{"label":"IrkutskMedia","url":"https://irkutskmedia.ru/news/2638871/","date":"2026-10-02"}]},{"id":"k4","text":{"en":"Tests on contacts found 2 COVID-19 and 2 rhinovirus (common cold) infections and nothing else (Rospotrebnadzor, Oct 4; repeated Oct 5 and 6).","ru":"У контактных выявлены 2 случая COVID-19 и 2 риновирусной инфекции и больше ничего (Роспотребнадзор, 4 октября; повторено 5 и 6 октября)."},"sources":[{"label":"Interfax","url":"https://www.interfax.ru/russia/1120228","date":"2026-10-04"},{"label":"IrCity","url":"https://ircity.ru/text/society/2026/10/06/76680643/","date":"2026-10-06"}]},{"id":"k5","text":{"en":"Rospotrebnadzor (Oct 5): medical observation is complete for 60% of contacts; the situation in Irkutsk and Shelekhov is \"calm\".","ru":"Роспотребнадзор (5 октября): медицинское наблюдение завершено для 60% контактных; обстановка в Иркутске и Шелехове «спокойная»."},"sources":[{"label":"Vzglyad","url":"https://vz.ru/news/2026/10/5/1459157.html","date":"2026-10-05"},{"label":"Life","url":"https://life.ru/p/rospotrebnadzor-zavershil-nablyudenie-za-60-kontaktirovavshih-s-zabolevshey","date":"2026-10-06"}]},{"id":"k6","text":{"en":"The institute's biosafety commission found no accidents with pathogens, and no staff reported infectious symptoms in the 10 days before (Rospotrebnadzor, Oct 4).","ru":"Комиссия института по биобезопасности не выявила аварийных ситуаций при работе с патогенами; за 10 дней до этого никто из сотрудников не обращался с инфекционными жалобами (Роспотребнадзор, 4 октября)."},"sources":[{"label":"Interfax","url":"https://www.interfax.ru/russia/1120228","date":"2026-10-04"},{"label":"Prufy","url":"https://prufy.ru/news/society/193358-rospotrebnadzor_oproverg_ugrozu_chumy_v_irkutskoy_oblasti_no_karantin_v_shelekhove_ostayetsya_v_sile/","date":"2026-10-05"}]},{"id":"k7","text":{"en":"Shelekhov district hospital's inpatient unit has been closed since Oct 1 with no end date announced; the polyclinic sees scheduled and emergency patients as usual.","ru":"Стационар Шелеховской районной больницы закрыт с 1 октября, срок не назван; поликлиника принимает плановых и экстренных пациентов в обычном режиме."},"sources":[{"label":"IrCity","url":"https://ircity.ru/text/health/2026/10/05/76678812/","date":"2026-10-05"},{"label":"IRK.ru","url":"https://www.irk.ru/news/20261002/hospital/","date":"2026-10-02"}]},{"id":"k8","text":{"en":"WHO spokesperson Christian Lindmeier (Oct 6): WHO is verifying the event with Russian authorities; based on unofficial information, \"the public health risk to the general population appears to be low\".","ru":"Представитель ВОЗ Кристиан Линдмайер (6 октября): ВОЗ проверяет событие с российскими властями; по неофициальной информации, «риск для здоровья населения представляется низким»."},"sources":[{"label":"Forbes via Yahoo","url":"https://www.yahoo.com/news/world/articles/russian-plague-lab-researcher-dies-054930967.html","date":"2026-10-06"},{"label":"IrCity","url":"https://ircity.ru/text/society/2026/10/06/76680763/","date":"2026-10-06"}]},{"id":"k9","text":{"en":"Rospotrebnadzor's Irkutsk office (Oct 6): a document circulating online about strict new sanitary restrictions is fake; no such decisions have been made.","ru":"Управление Роспотребнадзора по Иркутской области (6 октября): распространяемый в сети документ об усилении санэпидрежима — фейк; никаких таких решений не принималось."},"sources":[{"label":"Fontanka","url":"https://www.fontanka.ru/2026/10/06/76680866/","date":"2026-10-06"},{"label":"France 24 / AFP","url":"https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20261006-moscow-denies-sanitary-measures-over-plague-reports","date":"2026-10-06"}]},{"id":"k10","text":{"en":"Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan tightened sanitary controls at border checkpoints after the reports (Oct 5).","ru":"Киргизия, Казахстан и Узбекистан усилили санитарный контроль на пограничных пунктах после сообщений (5 октября)."},"sources":[{"label":"Qazinform","url":"https://qazinform.com/news/kyrgyzstan-tightens-border-sanitary-controls-following-plague-report-in-russia-711d78","date":"2026-10-05"},{"label":"The News","url":"https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/1418828-russia-pneumonic-plague-fears-three-central-asian-nations-tighten-borders","date":"2026-10-05"}]},{"id":"kdab1f48a","text":{"en":"WHO spokesperson Christian Lindmeier (Oct 6): the initial risk assessment is \"moderate to low for Irkutsk, a low risk for the Russian Federation as a whole, and very low for the WHO European region\". Russia is still checking whether pneumonic plague caused the death.","ru":"Представитель ВОЗ Кристиан Линдмайер (6 октября): по первичной оценке риск для Иркутска от умеренного до низкого, для России в целом низкий, для Европейского региона ВОЗ очень низкий. Российские власти ещё выясняют, не стала ли причиной смерти лёгочная чума."},"sources":[{"label":"CBS News","url":"https://www.cbsnews.com/news/russia-pneumonic-plague-lab-worker-death-rubio-us-reaction","date":"2026-10-06"},{"label":"The Guardian","url":"https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/06/plague-epidemic-risk-russia-low-death-darya-shipilova-who","date":"2026-10-06"}],"added":"2026-10-06T13:47:42.641Z"},{"id":"k781e5ff1","text":{"en":"Shelekhov district mayor Maxim Modin: \"comprehensive anti-epidemic measures are being implemented\", and everyone who had contact with the deceased patient is tested daily.","ru":"Мэр Шелеховского района Максим Модин: в районе проводится «комплекс противоэпидемических мероприятий», всех, кто контактировал с умершей пациенткой, тестируют ежедневно."},"sources":[{"label":"TIME","url":"https://time.com/article/2026/10/05/russia-plague-fears-siberia-quarantine-lab-worker-died","date":"2026-10-05"}],"added":"2026-10-06T14:41:46.269Z"},{"id":"kc1de9948","text":{"en":"WHO spokesperson Christian Lindmeier (Oct 6): an official cause of death has yet to be established; all contacts are monitored and none has shown symptoms so far.","ru":"Представитель ВОЗ Кристиан Линдмайер (6 октября): официальная причина смерти пока не установлена. За всеми контактными наблюдают, ни у кого из них симптомов пока нет."},"sources":[{"label":"TIME","url":"https://time.com/article/2026/10/05/russia-plague-fears-siberia-quarantine-lab-worker-died","date":"2026-10-05"}],"added":"2026-10-06T14:41:46.269Z"}],"unconfirmed":[{"id":"u1","text":{"en":"Whether it was plague at all. Media and Telegram channels say pneumonic plague; Rospotrebnadzor says pneumonia of unknown cause and has not published a cause of death.","ru":"Была ли это чума вообще. СМИ и Telegram-каналы говорят о лёгочной чуме; Роспотребнадзор — о пневмонии неустановленной этиологии и причину смерти не публиковал."},"sources":[{"label":"Interfax","url":"https://www.interfax.ru/russia/1120228","date":"2026-10-04"},{"label":"Meduza","url":"https://meduza.io/news/2026/10/02/bolnitsu-v-irkutskoy-oblasti-zakryli-na-karantin-iz-za-osobo-opasnoy-infektsii-po-dannym-smi-odna-iz-patsientok-umerla-ot-legochnoy-chumy","date":"2026-10-02"}]},{"id":"u2","text":{"en":"How she got sick. A Telegram channel claims she broke a test tube with the plague agent around Sept 25; Rospotrebnadzor says no lab accident occurred. Another channel said she had returned from a trip to Buryatia; Buryatia's head says she never visited.","ru":"Как она заразилась. Telegram-канал утверждает, что около 25 сентября она разбила пробирку с возбудителем чумы; Роспотребнадзор говорит, что аварий не было. Другой канал писал о командировке в Бурятию; глава Бурятии говорит, что она не приезжала."},"sources":[{"label":"Dozhd","url":"https://tvrain.tv/news/pogibshaja-v-irkutskoj-oblasti-rabotala-laborantkoj-i-razbila-probirku-s-vozbuditelem-chumy-v-karantine-200-chelovek-576741/","date":"2026-10-02"},{"label":"Interfax","url":"https://www.interfax.ru/russia/1120228","date":"2026-10-04"},{"label":"Expert","url":"https://expert.ru/news/v-irkutskoy-oblasti-zapodozrili-poyavlenie-osobo-opasnoy-infektsii","date":"2026-10-02"}]},{"id":"u3","text":{"en":"The contact counts. 197 identified and 189 hospitalised come from a REN TV source; officials only said \"all identified contacts\" are observed and that nearly 200 people were tested.","ru":"Число контактных. Цифры 197 выявленных и 189 госпитализированных — от источника РЕН ТВ; официально говорилось лишь о наблюдении за «всеми выявленными контактными» и о тестировании почти 200 человек."},"sources":[{"label":"The Moscow Times","url":"https://ru.themoscowtimes.com/2026/10/02/pochti-200-chelovek-gospitalizirovali-v-irkutskoi-oblasti-s-podozreniem-na-zarazhenie-chumoi-a207649","date":"2026-10-02"},{"label":"CBS News","url":"https://www.cbsnews.com/news/russia-plague-lab-death-pneumonia-of-unknown-origin/","date":"2026-10-05"}]},{"id":"u4","text":{"en":"Claims that several Irkutsk city hospitals were put on a three-week quarantine. The hospitals deny it, reporters found none, and a fact-check rates it false. The only confirmed closure is Shelekhov's inpatient unit.","ru":"Сообщения о трёхнедельном карантине в нескольких больницах Иркутска. Больницы это отрицают, журналисты карантина не нашли, фактчекеры признали сообщение фейком. Подтверждено лишь закрытие стационара в Шелехове."},"sources":[{"label":"The Insider","url":"https://theins.ru/news/297886","date":"2026-10-04"},{"label":"IrCity","url":"https://ircity.ru/text/health/2026/10/05/76678768/","date":"2026-10-05"},{"label":"Lapsha Media","url":"https://lapsha.media/feiky/irkutsk-bolnicy-chuma/","date":"2026-10-05"}]},{"id":"u5","text":{"en":"Reports of FSB escorts for ambulances, mask mandates and school closures. Only the aluminium plant's own mask order is confirmed, and its director calls it a seasonal measure.","ru":"Сообщения о сопровождении скорых сотрудниками ФСБ, масочном режиме и закрытии школ. Подтверждён только масочный режим на алюминиевом заводе, и его директор называет это сезонной мерой."},"sources":[{"label":"The Moscow Times","url":"https://ru.themoscowtimes.com/2026/10/04/virkutske-zakrili-neskolko-bolnits-nakarantin-ivveli-masochnii-rezhimnaalyuminievom-zavode-iz-za-chumi-a207714","date":"2026-10-04"},{"label":"IrCity","url":"https://ircity.ru/text/society/2026/10/04/76678360/","date":"2026-10-04"}]},{"id":"u6","text":{"en":"Whether Russia formally notified WHO. No WHO Disease Outbreak News item exists; WHO's comments so far appear only as quotes to the media.","ru":"Уведомила ли Россия ВОЗ официально. Сообщения ВОЗ о вспышке нет; комментарии ВОЗ пока звучат только в цитатах для СМИ."},"sources":[{"label":"Forbes via Yahoo","url":"https://www.yahoo.com/news/world/articles/russian-plague-lab-researcher-dies-054930967.html","date":"2026-10-06"},{"label":"WHO Disease Outbreak News","url":"https://www.who.int/emergencies/disease-outbreak-news","date":"2026-10-06"}]},{"id":"ud58656b2","text":{"en":"An unnamed institute colleague says the lab worker's cold-like symptoms first appeared at work, without fever, before her condition worsened. Officials have not described the course of her illness.","ru":"Анонимная коллега по институту утверждает, что первые симптомы простуды появились у сотрудницы на работе: температуры не было, затем состояние ухудшилось. Официально течение болезни не описывалось."},"sources":[{"label":"Meduza","url":"https://meduza.io/feature/2026/10/06/v-irkutskoy-oblasti-umerla-sotrudnitsa-protivochumnogo-instituta-vlasti-vveli-karantin-no-otritsayut-ugrozu-chumy","date":"2026-10-06"}],"added":"2026-10-06T14:51:37.171Z"}],"timeline":[{"id":"t01","date":"2026-09-25","approx":true,"flag":"unconfirmed","text":{"en":"Telegram channel Lyudi Baikala claims the lab worker broke a test tube containing the plague agent around this date. Rospotrebnadzor later says its commission found no biosafety accidents at the institute.","ru":"Telegram-канал «Люди Байкала» утверждает, что примерно в этот день лаборантка разбила пробирку с возбудителем чумы. Роспотребнадзор позже заявит, что комиссия не выявила аварийных ситуаций в институте."},"sources":[{"label":"Dozhd (claim)","url":"https://tvrain.tv/news/pogibshaja-v-irkutskoj-oblasti-rabotala-laborantkoj-i-razbila-probirku-s-vozbuditelem-chumy-v-karantine-200-chelovek-576741/","date":"2026-10-02"},{"label":"Interfax (denial)","url":"https://www.interfax.ru/russia/1120228","date":"2026-10-04"}]},{"id":"t02","date":"2026-09-29","approx":false,"flag":"media","text":{"en":"The lab worker is admitted to Shelekhov district hospital with severe pneumonia, according to media reports.","ru":"По данным СМИ, сотрудницу института госпитализируют в Шелеховскую районную больницу с тяжёлой пневмонией."},"sources":[{"label":"Meduza","url":"https://meduza.io/news/2026/10/02/bolnitsu-v-irkutskoy-oblasti-zakryli-na-karantin-iz-za-osobo-opasnoy-infektsii-po-dannym-smi-odna-iz-patsientok-umerla-ot-legochnoy-chumy","date":"2026-10-02"},{"label":"Prufy","url":"https://prufy.ru/news/society/193358-rospotrebnadzor_oproverg_ugrozu_chumy_v_irkutskoy_oblasti_no_karantin_v_shelekhove_ostayetsya_v_sile/","date":"2026-10-05"}]},{"id":"t03","date":"2026-10-01","approx":false,"flag":"official","text":{"en":"Shelekhov district hospital suspends admissions and discharges in several departments; the inpatient unit is placed under quarantine (Mayor Maxim Modin).","ru":"Часть отделений Шелеховской районной больницы приостанавливает приём и выписку пациентов; стационар закрыт на карантин (мэр Максим Модин)."},"sources":[{"label":"IRK.ru","url":"https://www.irk.ru/news/20261002/hospital/","date":"2026-10-02"},{"label":"Irk.Today","url":"https://irk.today/2026/10/02/v-statsionare-bolnitsy-v-shelehove-vveden-karantin/","date":"2026-10-02"}]},{"id":"t04","date":"2026-10-01","approx":false,"flag":"telegram","text":{"en":"Evening: local Telegram channel Svodka Shelekhov reports the inpatient unit closed over a suspected infection and the death of a patient on a ventilator. No official confirmation.","ru":"Вечером Telegram-канал «Сводка Шелехов» сообщает о закрытии стационара из-за подозрения на инфекцию и о смерти пациентки на ИВЛ. Официального подтверждения нет."},"sources":[{"label":"IrCity","url":"https://ircity.ru/text/health/2026/10/02/76673874/","date":"2026-10-02"}]},{"id":"t05","date":"2026-10-02","approx":false,"flag":"media","text":{"en":"Overnight into Oct 2 the lab worker dies of severe pneumonia at Shelekhov district hospital. WHO later confirms the date and cause of death as reported.","ru":"В ночь на 2 октября сотрудница института умирает от тяжёлой пневмонии в Шелеховской больнице. ВОЗ позже подтверждает дату и указанную причину смерти."},"sources":[{"label":"Altapress","url":"https://altapress.ru/story/chuma-v-irkutskoy-oblasti-chto-izvestno-o-smerti-laborantki-k-etomu-chasu-395178","date":"2026-10-03"},{"label":"WHO via CBS News","url":"https://www.cbsnews.com/news/russia-plague-lab-death-pneumonia-of-unknown-origin/","date":"2026-10-05"}]},{"id":"t06","date":"2026-10-02","approx":false,"flag":"media","text":{"en":"Russian media and Telegram channels (Lyudi Baikala, Mash, REN TV) report pneumonic plague; REN TV's source gives 197 contacts identified and 189 hospitalised. REN TV later deletes five posts.","ru":"Российские СМИ и Telegram-каналы («Люди Байкала», Mash, РЕН ТВ) сообщают о лёгочной чуме; источник РЕН ТВ называет 197 выявленных контактных и 189 госпитализированных. Позже РЕН ТВ удаляет пять постов."},"sources":[{"label":"The Moscow Times","url":"https://ru.themoscowtimes.com/2026/10/02/pochti-200-chelovek-gospitalizirovali-v-irkutskoi-oblasti-s-podozreniem-na-zarazhenie-chumoi-a207649","date":"2026-10-02"},{"label":"Current Time","url":"https://www.currenttime.tv/a/plague-in-irkutsk/33869719.html","date":"2026-10-03"}]},{"id":"t07","date":"2026-10-02","approx":false,"flag":"official","text":{"en":"Governor Igor Kobzev convenes an extraordinary sanitary commission with Rospotrebnadzor head Anna Popova over \"a suspected case of a particularly dangerous infection\": all contacts under observation, no symptoms, tests negative. He does not name the disease.","ru":"Губернатор Игорь Кобзев проводит внеочередную санитарно-противоэпидемическую комиссию с главой Роспотребнадзора Анной Поповой по «подозрению на случай особо опасной инфекции»: все контактные под наблюдением, симптомов нет, анализы отрицательные. Болезнь он не называет."},"sources":[{"label":"IrkutskMedia","url":"https://irkutskmedia.ru/news/2638871/","date":"2026-10-02"},{"label":"Novaya Gazeta","url":"https://novayagazeta.ru/articles/2026/10/02/pod-irkutskom-zapodozrili-sluchai-smerti-ot-chumy-v-gorode-otmenili-cubbotnik-news","date":"2026-10-02"}]},{"id":"t08","date":"2026-10-02","approx":false,"flag":"official","text":{"en":"Buryatia's head Alexey Tsydenov writes that the woman died of plague, then edits the post to \"possibly\"; he says she had not visited Buryatia. Irkutsk cancels its Oct 3 city clean-up day.","ru":"Глава Бурятии Алексей Цыденов пишет, что женщина умерла от чумы, затем правит пост на «возможно»; по его словам, в Бурятию она не приезжала. Иркутск отменяет субботник 3 октября."},"sources":[{"label":"Expert","url":"https://expert.ru/news/v-irkutskoy-oblasti-zapodozrili-poyavlenie-osobo-opasnoy-infektsii","date":"2026-10-02"},{"label":"Stolica Media","url":"https://stolicamedia.ru/news/2639760/","date":"2026-10-03"}]},{"id":"t2b09fd2e82","date":"2026-10-02","approx":true,"flag":"media","text":{"en":"More than 60 staff of the anti-plague institute are reportedly isolated inside the building from Friday; a relative tells Siberia.Realii they slept on floors and chairs, with food passed through a checkpoint. No official explanation.","ru":"По данным СМИ, с пятницы более 60 сотрудников противочумного института изолированы прямо в здании. Родственница одного из них рассказала «Сибирь.Реалии», что люди спали на полу и стульях, а еду передавали через КПП. Официальных объяснений нет."},"sources":[{"label":"Euronews","url":"https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/05/situation-under-control-russian-authorities-reassure-public-after-plague-reports-in-siberi","date":"2026-10-05"},{"label":"Euronews","url":"https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/06/russia-denies-plague-death-but-quarantines-hundreds-without-explanation","date":"2026-10-06"}],"added":"2026-10-06T14:41:46.269Z"},{"id":"tf43d72a1fb","date":"2026-10-02","approx":true,"flag":"media","text":{"en":"Lyudi Baikala (via Meduza): crews in gas masks who said Rospotrebnadzor sent them disinfect the lab worker's apartment building. On the first visit they tell residents of a \"deadly dangerous virus\". The building is disinfected twice more, and a worker later says it is \"for cockroaches\".","ru":"«Люди Байкала» (через «Медузу»): бригады в противогазах, назвавшиеся присланными Роспотребнадзором, дезинфицировали дом, где жила сотрудница лаборатории. В первый приезд жильцам сказали о «смертельно опасном вирусе». Позже дом обрабатывали ещё дважды, а сотрудница объяснила, что это «от тараканов»."},"sources":[{"label":"Meduza","url":"https://meduza.io/feature/2026/10/06/v-irkutskoy-oblasti-umerla-sotrudnitsa-protivochumnogo-instituta-vlasti-vveli-karantin-no-otritsayut-ugrozu-chumy","date":"2026-10-06"}],"added":"2026-10-06T14:51:37.171Z"},{"id":"t09","date":"2026-10-03","approx":false,"flag":"official","text":{"en":"Baikalsk's town administration asks residents to avoid Shelekhov, then deletes the post within two hours. Shelekhov's mayor asks people not to spread rumours.","ru":"Администрация Байкальска просит жителей не ездить в Шелехов и через два часа удаляет пост. Мэр Шелехова призывает не распространять слухи."},"sources":[{"label":"Current Time","url":"https://www.currenttime.tv/a/plague-in-irkutsk/33869719.html","date":"2026-10-03"},{"label":"Stolica Media","url":"https://stolicamedia.ru/news/2639760/","date":"2026-10-03"}]},{"id":"t10","date":"2026-10-03","approx":false,"flag":"telegram","text":{"en":"Telegram channel Lyudi Baikala claims several Irkutsk city hospitals, including a maternity ward, were put on a three-week quarantine. The hospitals later deny it.","ru":"«Люди Байкала» утверждают, что несколько больниц Иркутска, включая роддом, закрыты на трёхнедельный карантин. Позже больницы это опровергают."},"sources":[{"label":"Lyudi Baikala (Telegram)","url":"https://t.me/s/Baikal_People","date":"2026-10-03"},{"label":"IrCity (denials)","url":"https://ircity.ru/text/health/2026/10/05/76678768/","date":"2026-10-05"}]},{"id":"t11","date":"2026-10-04","approx":false,"flag":"official","text":{"en":"Rospotrebnadzor's first federal statement: the diagnosis is \"pneumonia of unknown etiology\"; expanded tests found no microorganisms linked to her work; contacts' tests found 2 COVID-19 and 2 rhinovirus cases; the institute's biosafety commission found no accidents; the situation is \"stable\".","ru":"Первое заявление Роспотребнадзора: диагноз — «пневмония неустановленной этиологии»; расширенные исследования не выявили микроорганизмов, связанных с её работой; у контактных найдены 2 случая COVID-19 и 2 риновируса; комиссия института аварий не выявила; обстановка «стабильная»."},"sources":[{"label":"Interfax","url":"https://www.interfax.ru/russia/1120228","date":"2026-10-04"},{"label":"Rossiyskaya Gazeta","url":"https://rg.ru/2026/10/04/v-rospotrebnadzore-zaiavili-ob-otsutstvii-chumy-v-gorodah-irkutskoj-oblasti.html","date":"2026-10-04"}]},{"id":"t12","date":"2026-10-04","approx":false,"flag":"official","text":{"en":"The Irkutsk aluminium plant in Shelekhov orders masks for all staff; its director later calls it a seasonal flu measure unrelated to the hospital.","ru":"Иркутский алюминиевый завод в Шелехове вводит обязательные маски для всех сотрудников; директор позже называет это сезонной мерой против ОРВИ, не связанной с больницей."},"sources":[{"label":"IrCity","url":"https://ircity.ru/text/society/2026/10/04/76678360/","date":"2026-10-04"},{"label":"The Moscow Times","url":"https://ru.themoscowtimes.com/2026/10/04/virkutske-zakrili-neskolko-bolnits-nakarantin-ivveli-masochnii-rezhimnaalyuminievom-zavode-iz-za-chumi-a207714","date":"2026-10-04"}]},{"id":"t13","date":"2026-10-04","approx":false,"flag":"media","text":{"en":"The Insider reports that Irkutsk city hospitals No. 1, 3 and 10 confirmed quarantines by phone. The next day the hospitals deny any quarantine to IrCity reporters, and a fact-check rates the claim false.","ru":"The Insider пишет, что больницы №1, 3 и 10 Иркутска подтвердили карантин по телефону. На следующий день больницы опровергают это корреспондентам IrCity, фактчекеры признают сообщение фейком."},"sources":[{"label":"The Insider","url":"https://theins.ru/news/297886","date":"2026-10-04"},{"label":"IrCity","url":"https://ircity.ru/text/health/2026/10/05/76678768/","date":"2026-10-05"},{"label":"Lapsha Media","url":"https://lapsha.media/feiky/irkutsk-bolnicy-chuma/","date":"2026-10-05"}]},{"id":"tef7c68cb1c","date":"2026-10-04","approx":true,"flag":"media","text":{"en":"An institute worker tells Lyudi Baikala that about 200 staff were held inside the institute for three days and swabbed twice a day, sleeping on chairs and jackets. They were released on Sunday. No official confirmation.","ru":"Сотрудник противочумного института рассказал «Людям Байкала», что в здании НИИ трое суток держали около 200 человек: мазки брали дважды в день, спали на стульях и куртках. По его словам, в воскресенье всех отпустили. Официального подтверждения нет."},"sources":[{"label":"Meduza","url":"https://meduza.io/feature/2026/10/06/v-irkutskoy-oblasti-umerla-sotrudnitsa-protivochumnogo-instituta-vlasti-vveli-karantin-no-otritsayut-ugrozu-chumy","date":"2026-10-06"}],"added":"2026-10-06T14:51:37.171Z"},{"id":"t14","date":"2026-10-05","approx":false,"flag":"official","text":{"en":"Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov: rely on Rospotrebnadzor's official statements \"rather than various rumours and speculation\".","ru":"Пресс-секретарь Кремля Дмитрий Песков: ориентироваться нужно на официальные заявления Роспотребнадзора, «не слушая разные слухи и рассуждения»."},"sources":[{"label":"Meduza","url":"https://meduza.io/news/2026/10/05/kreml-prizval-ne-slushat-raznye-sluhi-o-chume-v-irkutskoy-oblasti","date":"2026-10-05"},{"label":"France 24 / AFP","url":"https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20261005-russia-downplays-plague-reports-as-trump-offers-us-help","date":"2026-10-05"}]},{"id":"t15","date":"2026-10-05","approx":false,"flag":"official","text":{"en":"WHO tells CBS News the worker died of severe pneumonia overnight into Oct 2 and that, based on unofficial information, the risk to the public \"appears to be low\".","ru":"ВОЗ сообщает CBS News, что сотрудница умерла от тяжёлой пневмонии в ночь на 2 октября и что, по неофициальным данным, риск для населения «представляется низким»."},"sources":[{"label":"CBS News","url":"https://www.cbsnews.com/news/russia-plague-lab-death-pneumonia-of-unknown-origin/","date":"2026-10-05"}]},{"id":"t16","date":"2026-10-05","approx":false,"flag":"official","text":{"en":"US Secretary of State Marco Rubio: \"I don't think it's cause for alarm, but it is cause for focus.\" HHS says the CDC is monitoring closely; President Trump says the US will help \"as much as we can\".","ru":"Госсекретарь США Марко Рубио: «Не думаю, что это повод для тревоги, но это повод для внимания». Минздрав США: CDC внимательно следит; президент Трамп обещает помочь «насколько сможем»."},"sources":[{"label":"Newsweek","url":"https://www.newsweek.com/russia-pneumonic-plague-rubio-warning-spreading-symptoms-lab-12525250","date":"2026-10-05"},{"label":"France 24 / AFP","url":"https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20261005-russia-downplays-plague-reports-as-trump-offers-us-help","date":"2026-10-05"}]},{"id":"t17","date":"2026-10-05","approx":false,"flag":"official","text":{"en":"European Commission: \"We monitor very closely\", through ECDC and WHO; no emergency measures. Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan tighten sanitary controls at their borders.","ru":"Еврокомиссия: «Мы очень внимательно следим» через ECDC и ВОЗ; экстренных мер нет. Киргизия, Казахстан и Узбекистан усиливают санитарный контроль на границах."},"sources":[{"label":"Euronews","url":"https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/05/eu-monitors-very-closely-suspected-outbreak-of-pneumonic-plague-in-russia","date":"2026-10-05"},{"label":"Qazinform","url":"https://qazinform.com/news/kyrgyzstan-tightens-border-sanitary-controls-following-plague-report-in-russia-711d78","date":"2026-10-05"}]},{"id":"t18","date":"2026-10-05","approx":false,"flag":"media","text":{"en":"Shelekhov's inpatient unit remains closed with no end date; the polyclinic sees scheduled and emergency patients normally.","ru":"Стационар Шелеховской больницы по-прежнему закрыт без указания срока; поликлиника принимает плановых и экстренных пациентов."},"sources":[{"label":"IrCity","url":"https://ircity.ru/text/health/2026/10/05/76678812/","date":"2026-10-05"},{"label":"Prufy","url":"https://prufy.ru/news/society/193358-rospotrebnadzor_oproverg_ugrozu_chumy_v_irkutskoy_oblasti_no_karantin_v_shelekhove_ostayetsya_v_sile/","date":"2026-10-05"}]},{"id":"t19","date":"2026-10-05","approx":false,"flag":"official","text":{"en":"Rospotrebnadzor: medical observation completed for 60% of contacts; only 2 COVID-19 and 2 rhinovirus cases found; the situation in Irkutsk and Shelekhov is \"calm\".","ru":"Роспотребнадзор: медицинское наблюдение завершено для 60% контактных; найдены лишь 2 случая COVID-19 и 2 риновируса; обстановка в Иркутске и Шелехове «спокойная»."},"sources":[{"label":"Vzglyad","url":"https://vz.ru/news/2026/10/5/1459157.html","date":"2026-10-05"},{"label":"Life","url":"https://life.ru/p/rospotrebnadzor-zavershil-nablyudenie-za-60-kontaktirovavshih-s-zabolevshey","date":"2026-10-06"}]},{"id":"t20","date":"2026-10-06","approx":false,"flag":"official","text":{"en":"Rospotrebnadzor's Irkutsk office: a document circulating online about strict new sanitary restrictions is fake; \"no such decisions have been made\".","ru":"Управление Роспотребнадзора по Иркутской области: распространяемый в сети «документ» об усилении санэпидрежима — фейк; «никаких решений об ограничениях не принималось»."},"sources":[{"label":"Fontanka","url":"https://www.fontanka.ru/2026/10/06/76680866/","date":"2026-10-06"},{"label":"France 24 / AFP","url":"https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20261006-moscow-denies-sanitary-measures-over-plague-reports","date":"2026-10-06"}]},{"id":"t21","date":"2026-10-06","approx":false,"flag":"official","text":{"en":"Rospotrebnadzor: all institute staff have been checked and no new illness found; Governor Kobzev: no new cases among institute employees seeking medical help.","ru":"Роспотребнадзор: проверены все сотрудники института, новых заболевших нет; губернатор Кобзев: новых обращений сотрудников института за медпомощью нет."},"sources":[{"label":"IrCity","url":"https://ircity.ru/text/society/2026/10/06/76680643/","date":"2026-10-06"},{"label":"France 24 / AFP","url":"https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20261006-moscow-denies-sanitary-measures-over-plague-reports","date":"2026-10-06"}]},{"id":"t22","date":"2026-10-06","approx":false,"flag":"official","text":{"en":"WHO spokesperson Christian Lindmeier: WHO is in contact with Russian authorities to verify the event, its circumstances and the lab tests under way; the public-health risk \"appears to be low\". No WHO outbreak notice has been issued.","ru":"Представитель ВОЗ Кристиан Линдмайер: ВОЗ контактирует с российскими властями, чтобы проверить событие, его обстоятельства и ход лабораторных исследований; риск для населения «представляется низким». Уведомления ВОЗ о вспышке нет."},"sources":[{"label":"Forbes via Yahoo","url":"https://www.yahoo.com/news/world/articles/russian-plague-lab-researcher-dies-054930967.html","date":"2026-10-06"},{"label":"IrCity","url":"https://ircity.ru/text/society/2026/10/06/76680763/","date":"2026-10-06"}]},{"id":"tdedde14771","date":"2026-10-06","approx":true,"flag":"official","text":{"en":"Rospotrebnadzor answers Trump's offer of help: \"The Russian Federation is ready to assist the US in combating infectious disease outbreaks\". It points to worsening measles in three US states and a fatal plague case in New Mexico in June.","ru":"Роспотребнадзор ответил на предложение Трампа о помощи: Россия «готова помочь США в борьбе со вспышками инфекционных заболеваний». В ведомстве напомнили об ухудшении ситуации с корью в трёх штатах и о смертельном случае чумы в Нью-Мексико в июне."},"sources":[{"label":"Forbes via Yahoo","url":"https://www.yahoo.com/news/world/articles/trump-plague-leak-big-problem-082231714.html","date":"2026-10-06"}],"added":"2026-10-06T13:05:32.107Z"},{"id":"t73c7282b82","date":"2026-10-06","approx":false,"flag":"official","text":{"en":"Marco Rubio, in Reykjavik: \"I think it's incumbent upon Russia to obviously share more information with the world\"; the US is watching \"hour by hour\".","ru":"Марко Рубио в Рейкьявике заявил, что России «следует поделиться с миром дополнительной информацией»; США, по его словам, следят за ситуацией «ежечасно»."},"sources":[{"label":"CBS News","url":"https://www.cbsnews.com/news/russia-pneumonic-plague-lab-worker-death-rubio-us-reaction","date":"2026-10-06"},{"label":"The Guardian","url":"https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/06/plague-epidemic-risk-russia-low-death-darya-shipilova-who","date":"2026-10-06"}],"added":"2026-10-06T13:47:42.641Z"},{"id":"te00a87eab9","date":"2026-10-06","approx":false,"flag":"official","text":{"en":"Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov on Trump's offer of help: \"It is good when mutual help is offered.\" Asked about autopsies, he says he lacks that information and refers questions to Rospotrebnadzor, which \"gives exhaustive information\".","ru":"Пресс-секретарь Кремля Дмитрий Песков о предложении Трампа: «Хорошо, когда взаимная помощь предлагается». На вопрос о вскрытиях ответил, что не обладает такой информацией, и посоветовал ориентироваться на Роспотребнадзор, который «даёт исчерпывающую информацию»."},"sources":[{"label":"Vzglyad","url":"https://vz.ru/news/2026/10/6/1459519.html","date":"2026-10-06"},{"label":"Life","url":"https://life.ru/p/peskov-prizval-orientirovatsya-na-rospotrebnadzor-po-situatsii-v-irkutske","date":"2026-10-06"},{"label":"Vzglyad","url":"https://vz.ru/news/2026/10/6/1459393.html","date":"2026-10-06"}],"added":"2026-10-06T14:31:22.527Z"},{"id":"t4871c93100","date":"2026-10-06","approx":false,"flag":"official","text":{"en":"ECDC to Euronews: it is \"closely following the situation\" and in contact with WHO; the suspected plague case \"has not yet been confirmed\".","ru":"ECDC в комментарии Euronews: центр «внимательно следит за ситуацией» и поддерживает контакт с ВОЗ, а подозрение на чуму «пока не подтверждено»."},"sources":[{"label":"Euronews","url":"https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/06/russia-denies-plague-death-but-quarantines-hundreds-without-explanation","date":"2026-10-06"}],"added":"2026-10-06T14:41:46.269Z"}],"responses":[{"actor":{"en":"WHO","ru":"ВОЗ"},"stance":{"en":"Risk moderate to low for Irkutsk, low for Russia, very low for Europe. Russia replied to its request: no plague case in Irkutsk or among contacts. WHO awaits the causative pathogen, keeps other countries informed and is ready to help if asked.","ru":"Риск: от умеренного до низкого для Иркутска, низкий для России, очень низкий для Европы. Россия ответила на запрос: чумы в Иркутске и у контактных нет. ВОЗ ждёт данных о возбудителе, информирует другие страны и готова помочь по запросу."},"date":"2026-10-06","sources":[{"label":"NBC News","url":"https://www.nbcnews.com/world/russia/russia-says-no-plague-found-contacts-siberian-lab-worker-died-rcna601805","date":"2026-10-06"},{"label":"CBS News","url":"https://www.cbsnews.com/news/russia-pneumonic-plague-lab-worker-death-rubio-us-reaction","date":"2026-10-06"}],"updated":"2026-10-06T13:47:42.641Z","earlier":[{"stance":{"en":"Contacts reportedly all identified and monitored, none with symptoms. Russia has not yet officially responded to WHO's request for information.","ru":"По имеющимся данным, все контакты выявлены и находятся под наблюдением, симптомов ни у кого нет. Россия пока официально не ответила на запрос ВОЗ."},"date":"2026-10-06","sources":[{"label":"Forbes via Yahoo","url":"https://www.yahoo.com/news/world/articles/trump-plague-leak-big-problem-082231714.html","date":"2026-10-06"}]},{"stance":{"en":"Verifying the event with Russian authorities; risk to the general population \"appears to be low\" based on unofficial information. No Disease Outbreak News item.","ru":"Проверяет событие с российскими властями; риск для населения «представляется низким» по неофициальной информации. Сообщения о вспышке нет."},"date":"2026-10-06","sources":[{"label":"Forbes via Yahoo","url":"https://www.yahoo.com/news/world/articles/russian-plague-lab-researcher-dies-054930967.html","date":"2026-10-06"},{"label":"CBS News","url":"https://www.cbsnews.com/news/russia-plague-lab-death-pneumonia-of-unknown-origin/","date":"2026-10-05"}]}]},{"actor":{"en":"Kremlin (Dmitry Peskov)","ru":"Кремль (Дмитрий Песков)"},"date":"2026-10-05","stance":{"en":"Rely on Rospotrebnadzor's official statements, not rumours.","ru":"Ориентироваться на официальные заявления Роспотребнадзора, а не на слухи."},"sources":[{"label":"Meduza","url":"https://meduza.io/news/2026/10/05/kreml-prizval-ne-slushat-raznye-sluhi-o-chume-v-irkutskoy-oblasti","date":"2026-10-05"}]},{"actor":{"en":"US State Department","ru":"Госдепартамент США"},"date":"2026-10-05","stance":{"en":"\"Monitoring the situation closely with the CDC\"; urges Russia to \"share accurate information quickly and openly\".","ru":"«Внимательно следит за ситуацией вместе с CDC»; призывает Россию «быстро и открыто делиться точной информацией»."},"sources":[{"label":"Al Jazeera","url":"https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/5/russian-lab-worker-dies-of-suspected-plague-in-siberia-us-monitoring-case","date":"2026-10-05"},{"label":"RFE/RL","url":"https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-plague-warning-siberia-irkutsk-laboratory/33870385.html","date":"2026-10-05"}]},{"actor":{"en":"US HHS / CDC","ru":"Минздрав США / CDC"},"date":"2026-10-05","stance":{"en":"\"CDC is monitoring the situation closely with the State Department.\" No travel notice for Russia or plague.","ru":"«CDC внимательно следит за ситуацией вместе с Госдепартаментом». Уведомлений для путешественников по России или чуме нет."},"sources":[{"label":"The Epoch Times","url":"https://www.theepochtimes.com/world/us-cdc-monitoring-possible-plague-case-in-russia-6099527","date":"2026-10-05"},{"label":"CDC travel notices","url":"https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/notices","date":"2026-10-06"}]},{"actor":{"en":"Marco Rubio, US Secretary of State","ru":"Марко Рубио, госсекретарь США"},"date":"2026-10-05","stance":{"en":"\"I don't think it's cause for alarm, but it is cause for focus and a cause to just keep an eye on it.\"","ru":"«Не думаю, что это повод для тревоги, но это повод для внимания и повод просто держать ситуацию в поле зрения»."},"sources":[{"label":"Newsweek","url":"https://www.newsweek.com/russia-pneumonic-plague-rubio-warning-spreading-symptoms-lab-12525250","date":"2026-10-05"}]},{"actor":{"en":"Donald Trump, US President","ru":"Дональд Трамп, президент США"},"date":"2026-10-05","stance":{"en":"\"We're looking at it very strongly. We just heard about it.\" \"We'll help them as much as we can.\"","ru":"«Мы очень внимательно это изучаем. Мы только что об этом узнали». «Мы поможем им, насколько сможем»."},"sources":[{"label":"France 24 / AFP","url":"https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20261005-russia-downplays-plague-reports-as-trump-offers-us-help","date":"2026-10-05"}]},{"actor":{"en":"European Commission","ru":"Еврокомиссия"},"date":"2026-10-05","stance":{"en":"\"We monitor very closely what is going on\", through ECDC and WHO; no dedicated meeting and no emergency measures.","ru":"«Мы очень внимательно следим за происходящим» через ECDC и ВОЗ; отдельного совещания и экстренных мер нет."},"sources":[{"label":"Euronews","url":"https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/05/eu-monitors-very-closely-suspected-outbreak-of-pneumonic-plague-in-russia","date":"2026-10-05"}]},{"actor":{"en":"ECDC","ru":"ECDC"},"date":"2026-10-02","stance":{"en":"Weekly threats report for week 40 lists no plague item; week 41 not yet published.","ru":"Еженедельный отчёт об угрозах за 40-ю неделю чуму не упоминает; отчёт за 41-ю неделю ещё не вышел."},"sources":[{"label":"ECDC","url":"https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/publications-data/communicable-disease-threats-report-26-september-2-october-week-40","date":"2026-10-02"}]},{"actor":{"en":"Kyrgyzstan","ru":"Киргизия"},"date":"2026-10-05","stance":{"en":"Tightened sanitary-quarantine controls at border checkpoints.","ru":"Усилила санитарно-карантинный контроль на пограничных пунктах."},"sources":[{"label":"Qazinform","url":"https://qazinform.com/news/kyrgyzstan-tightens-border-sanitary-controls-following-plague-report-in-russia-711d78","date":"2026-10-05"}]},{"actor":{"en":"Kazakhstan","ru":"Казахстан"},"date":"2026-10-05","stance":{"en":"Monitoring the situation in Irkutsk region; stepped up sanitary-quarantine controls on the Russian border.","ru":"Следит за ситуацией в Иркутской области; усилил санитарно-карантинный контроль на границе с Россией."},"sources":[{"label":"Qazinform","url":"https://qazinform.com/news/kyrgyzstan-tightens-border-sanitary-controls-following-plague-report-in-russia-711d78","date":"2026-10-05"},{"label":"The News","url":"https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/1418828-russia-pneumonic-plague-fears-three-central-asian-nations-tighten-borders","date":"2026-10-05"}]},{"actor":{"en":"Uzbekistan","ru":"Узбекистан"},"date":"2026-10-05","stance":{"en":"Taking measures to prevent the importation of dangerous infections.","ru":"Принимает меры против завоза особо опасных инфекций."},"sources":[{"label":"The News","url":"https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/1418828-russia-pneumonic-plague-fears-three-central-asian-nations-tighten-borders","date":"2026-10-05"},{"label":"Greek City Times","url":"https://greekcitytimes.com/2026/10/06/asian-countries-tighten-russia-borders-suspected-plague","date":"2026-10-06"}]},{"actor":{"en":"Mongolia","ru":"Монголия"},"date":"2026-10-06","stance":{"en":"Reported heightened vigilance in areas bordering Russia; no named official source yet.","ru":"Сообщается о повышенной бдительности в приграничных с Россией районах; официального источника пока нет."},"sources":[{"label":"Greek City Times","url":"https://greekcitytimes.com/2026/10/06/asian-countries-tighten-russia-borders-suspected-plague","date":"2026-10-06"}]}],"about":{"intro":{"en":"From the WHO and CDC. This applies only if the cause turns out to be plague, which has not been confirmed.","ru":"По данным ВОЗ и CDC. Это относится к делу только если причиной окажется чума, что не подтверждено."},"points":[{"en":"Plague is caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis, carried by rodents and their fleas.","ru":"Чуму вызывает бактерия Yersinia pestis; её переносят грызуны и их блохи.","sources":[{"label":"WHO fact sheet","url":"https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/plague"}]},{"en":"Bubonic plague comes from flea bites or contact with infected tissue and rarely spreads between people.","ru":"Бубонная чума передаётся через укусы блох или контакт с заражёнными тканями и редко переходит от человека к человеку.","sources":[{"label":"WHO fact sheet","url":"https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/plague"}]},{"en":"Pneumonic plague, the lung form, spreads from person to person through respiratory droplets at close range. The CDC says this is the only way plague spreads between people.","ru":"Лёгочная чума передаётся от человека к человеку воздушно-капельным путём при близком контакте. По данным CDC, это единственный путь передачи чумы между людьми.","sources":[{"label":"CDC: how plague spreads","url":"https://www.cdc.gov/plague/causes/index.html"}]},{"en":"Symptoms begin 1 to 7 days after exposure; for pneumonic plague as little as 24 hours.","ru":"Симптомы появляются через 1–7 дней после заражения; при лёгочной форме — уже через 24 часа.","sources":[{"label":"WHO fact sheet","url":"https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/plague"}]},{"en":"Antibiotics work if treatment starts in time. Untreated pneumonic plague is always fatal and can kill within 18 to 24 hours of onset.","ru":"Антибиотики эффективны, если лечение начато вовремя. Без лечения лёгочная чума всегда смертельна и может убить за 18–24 часа.","sources":[{"label":"WHO fact sheet","url":"https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/plague"}]},{"en":"Close contacts of a pneumonic case get 7 days of preventive antibiotics (ciprofloxacin, levofloxacin or doxycycline).","ru":"Близкие контакты больного лёгочной чумой получают 7-дневный курс профилактических антибиотиков (ципрофлоксацин, левофлоксацин или доксициклин).","sources":[{"label":"CDC clinical care","url":"https://www.cdc.gov/plague/hcp/clinical-care/index.html"}]},{"en":"Confirmation means isolating Y. pestis from sputum, blood or a bubo, or detecting its F1 antigen or DNA. In Russia, anti-plague institutes do the testing and the reference centre at the Microbe institute in Saratov issues the definitive result.","ru":"Подтверждение — это выделение Y. pestis из мокроты, крови или бубона либо обнаружение антигена F1 или ДНК. В России исследования ведут противочумные институты, а окончательный ответ даёт референс-центр института «Микроб» в Саратове.","sources":[{"label":"WHO fact sheet","url":"https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/plague"},{"label":"MUK 4.2.2940-11 (Garant)","url":"https://base.garant.ru/70512256/"}]},{"en":"Under the International Health Regulations, a pneumonic plague event always triggers a formal assessment, and WHO must be notified within 24 hours if it may be a public health emergency of international concern.","ru":"По Международным медико-санитарным правилам событие с лёгочной чумой всегда требует формальной оценки, а ВОЗ должна быть уведомлена в течение 24 часов, если оно может стать чрезвычайной ситуацией международного значения.","sources":[{"label":"IHR (2005), Article 6 and Annex 2","url":"https://extranet.who.int/sph/sites/default/files/document-library/document/9789241580496-eng.pdf"}]}],"advice":[{"who":{"en":"Rospotrebnadzor","ru":"Роспотребнадзор"},"text":{"en":"The situation is calm; contacts are under medical observation. No advice for the public beyond that.","ru":"Обстановка спокойная; контактные под медицинским наблюдением. Других рекомендаций для населения нет."},"sources":[{"label":"Vzglyad","url":"https://vz.ru/news/2026/10/5/1459157.html","date":"2026-10-05"}]},{"who":{"en":"CDC","ru":"CDC"},"text":{"en":"No travel notice for Russia or for plague.","ru":"Уведомлений для путешественников по России или по чуме нет."},"sources":[{"label":"CDC travel notices","url":"https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/notices","date":"2026-10-06"}]}]},"context":[{"en":"The Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute of Siberia and the Far East was founded in 1934 and has stood on Trilissera Street since 1939. It is a Rospotrebnadzor institution that monitors natural plague foci in Transbaikal, Tuva, Altai and along the Mongolian border and serves as the regional centre for group I–II pathogens in the Siberian Federal District.","ru":"Иркутский противочумный институт Сибири и Дальнего Востока основан в 1934 году и с 1939-го располагается на улице Трилиссера. Это учреждение Роспотребнадзора, которое следит за природными очагами чумы в Забайкалье, Туве, на Алтае и у границы с Монголией и служит региональным центром по патогенам I–II групп в Сибирском федеральном округе.","sources":[{"label":"Institute history","url":"https://irknipchi.ru/history.htm"},{"label":"Institute site","url":"https://irknipchi.ru/"}]},{"en":"Russia monitors 11 natural plague foci. In 2025 infected animals were found in only three (Central Caucasus, Gorno-Altai and Tuva), with 13 Y. pestis cultures isolated. The whole population of Altai's Kosh-Agach district is vaccinated every year.","ru":"Россия наблюдает за 11 природными очагами чумы. В 2025 году заражённые животные найдены лишь в трёх (Центрально-Кавказский, Горно-Алтайский и Тувинский), выделено 13 культур Y. pestis. Всё население Кош-Агачского района Алтая вакцинируют ежегодно.","sources":[{"label":"Rospotrebnadzor 2026 forecast (Microbe institute)","url":"https://www.microbe.ru/files/Plague_prognoz_2026_I.pdf"}]},{"en":"Russia's last human plague cases were in the Altai Republic in 2014, 2015 and 2016, all bubonic and all from butchering marmots. None since.","ru":"Последние случаи чумы у людей в России — в Республике Алтай в 2014, 2015 и 2016 годах, все бубонные, все после разделки сурков. С тех пор случаев не было.","sources":[{"label":"Rospotrebnadzor, Altai Republic","url":"https://04.rospotrebnadzor.ru/index.php/epid-otdel/org/16643-18052022.html"},{"label":"Problems of Particularly Dangerous Infections, 2026","url":"https://journal.microbe.ru/jour/article/view/2282?locale=en_US"}]},{"en":"On Sept 4, 2026 Rospotrebnadzor reported high plague activity among animals in the cross-border Sailyugem focus on the Russia–Mongolia border, about 1,500 km from Irkutsk. It is a routine, separate story from this event.","ru":"4 сентября 2026 года Роспотребнадзор сообщил о высокой эпизоотической активности в трансграничном Сайлюгемском очаге на границе России и Монголии, примерно в 1 500 км от Иркутска. Это плановая история, не связанная с нынешним событием.","sources":[{"label":"Parlamentskaya Gazeta","url":"https://www.pnp.ru/social/chuma-pod-kontrolem-rospotrebnadzor-usilil-monitoring-na-granice-s-mongoliey.html","date":"2026-09-04"}]},{"en":"Mongolia reported 20 plague cases and 8 deaths in 2016–2025; its latest confirmed bubonic case was in Khovd province in July 2026, from marmot meat.","ru":"Монголия зарегистрировала 20 случаев чумы и 8 смертей в 2016–2025 годах; последний подтверждённый бубонный случай — в аймаке Ховд в июле 2026 года, после употребления мяса сурка.","sources":[{"label":"Rospotrebnadzor 2026 forecast","url":"https://www.microbe.ru/files/Plague_prognoz_2026_I.pdf"},{"label":"Xinhua","url":"https://english.news.cn/asiapacific/20260725/52ed7127c5df463bbf87b8dd272f6e13/c.html","date":"2026-07-25"}]},{"en":"Worldwide in 2016–2025: 5,626 plague cases and 516 deaths in nine countries, most of them in Madagascar and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.","ru":"В мире в 2016–2025 годах: 5 626 случаев чумы и 516 смертей в девяти странах, большинство — на Мадагаскаре и в ДР Конго.","sources":[{"label":"Rospotrebnadzor 2026 forecast","url":"https://www.microbe.ru/files/Plague_prognoz_2026_I.pdf"}]},{"en":"Precedent: in 2009 a University of Chicago researcher died of septicaemic plague after an unrecognised lab exposure to an attenuated strain. All 30 coworkers took doxycycline and no secondary infections occurred.","ru":"Прецедент: в 2009 году исследователь Чикагского университета умер от септической чумы после незамеченного лабораторного заражения ослабленным штаммом. Все 30 коллег получили доксициклин, вторичных заражений не было.","sources":[{"label":"CDC MMWR, 2011","url":"https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm6007a1.htm"}]},{"en":"Precedent: in September 2019 a gas explosion at Russia's Vector virology institute in Koltsovo injured one worker; officials said no biohazard material was involved.","ru":"Прецедент: в сентябре 2019 года взрыв газа в новосибирском центре «Вектор» в Кольцово травмировал одного сотрудника; власти заявили, что опасные биоматериалы не пострадали.","sources":[{"label":"Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists","url":"https://thebulletin.org/2019/09/an-explosion-rocked-a-russian-research-facility-known-for-housing-the-smallpox-virus/"}]}],"sources":[{"who":"Rospotrebnadzor (via Interfax)","what":{"en":"0 confirmed plague cases; pneumonia of unknown etiology; no lab accident; 2 COVID-19 and 2 rhinovirus among contacts","ru":"0 подтверждённых случаев; пневмония неустановленной этиологии; аварий не было; 2 COVID-19 и 2 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The point that the cause is still under investigation is carried into the new WHO items.","sources":[{"label":"NBC News","url":"https://www.nbcnews.com/world/russia/russia-says-no-plague-found-contacts-siberian-lab-worker-died-rcna601805","date":"2026-10-06"},{"label":"CBS News","url":"https://www.cbsnews.com/news/russia-pneumonic-plague-lab-worker-death-rubio-us-reaction","date":"2026-10-06"}],"at":"2026-10-06T13:47:42.641Z"}],"headlinesUpdated":"2026-10-06T17:51:04.315Z","alerts":[{"at":"2026-10-06T14:51:37.171Z","type":"unconfirmed","ref":"ud58656b2","text":{"en":"An unnamed institute colleague says the lab worker's cold-like symptoms first appeared at work, without fever, before her condition worsened. Officials have not described the course of her illness.","ru":"Анонимная коллега по институту утверждает, что первые симптомы простуды появились у сотрудницы на работе: температуры не было, затем состояние ухудшилось. Официально течение болезни не описывалось."},"sources":[{"label":"Meduza","url":"https://meduza.io/feature/2026/10/06/v-irkutskoy-oblasti-umerla-sotrudnitsa-protivochumnogo-instituta-vlasti-vveli-karantin-no-otritsayut-ugrozu-chumy","date":"2026-10-06"}]},{"at":"2026-10-06T14:51:37.171Z","type":"timeline","ref":"tef7c68cb1c","date":"2026-10-04","flag":"media","text":{"en":"An institute worker tells Lyudi Baikala that about 200 staff were held inside the institute for three days and swabbed twice a day, sleeping on chairs and jackets. They were released on Sunday. No official confirmation.","ru":"Сотрудник противочумного института рассказал «Людям Байкала», что в здании НИИ трое суток держали около 200 человек: мазки брали дважды в день, спали на стульях и куртках. По его словам, в воскресенье всех отпустили. Официального подтверждения нет."},"sources":[{"label":"Meduza","url":"https://meduza.io/feature/2026/10/06/v-irkutskoy-oblasti-umerla-sotrudnitsa-protivochumnogo-instituta-vlasti-vveli-karantin-no-otritsayut-ugrozu-chumy","date":"2026-10-06"}]},{"at":"2026-10-06T14:51:37.171Z","type":"timeline","ref":"tf43d72a1fb","date":"2026-10-02","flag":"media","text":{"en":"Lyudi Baikala (via Meduza): crews in gas masks who said Rospotrebnadzor sent them disinfect the lab worker's apartment building. On the first visit they tell residents of a \"deadly dangerous virus\". The building is disinfected twice more, and a worker later says it is \"for cockroaches\".","ru":"«Люди Байкала» (через «Медузу»): бригады в противогазах, назвавшиеся присланными Роспотребнадзором, дезинфицировали дом, где жила сотрудница лаборатории. В первый приезд жильцам сказали о «смертельно опасном вирусе». Позже дом обрабатывали ещё дважды, а сотрудница объяснила, что это «от тараканов»."},"sources":[{"label":"Meduza","url":"https://meduza.io/feature/2026/10/06/v-irkutskoy-oblasti-umerla-sotrudnitsa-protivochumnogo-instituta-vlasti-vveli-karantin-no-otritsayut-ugrozu-chumy","date":"2026-10-06"}]},{"at":"2026-10-06T14:41:46.269Z","type":"known","ref":"kc1de9948","text":{"en":"WHO spokesperson Christian Lindmeier (Oct 6): an official cause of death has yet to be established; all contacts are monitored and none has shown symptoms so far.","ru":"Представитель ВОЗ Кристиан Линдмайер (6 октября): официальная причина смерти пока не установлена. За всеми контактными наблюдают, ни у кого из них симптомов пока нет."},"sources":[{"label":"TIME","url":"https://time.com/article/2026/10/05/russia-plague-fears-siberia-quarantine-lab-worker-died","date":"2026-10-05"}]},{"at":"2026-10-06T14:41:46.269Z","type":"known","ref":"k781e5ff1","text":{"en":"Shelekhov district mayor Maxim Modin: \"comprehensive anti-epidemic measures are being implemented\", and everyone who had contact with the deceased patient is tested daily.","ru":"Мэр Шелеховского района Максим Модин: в районе проводится «комплекс противоэпидемических мероприятий», всех, кто контактировал с умершей пациенткой, тестируют ежедневно."},"sources":[{"label":"TIME","url":"https://time.com/article/2026/10/05/russia-plague-fears-siberia-quarantine-lab-worker-died","date":"2026-10-05"}]},{"at":"2026-10-06T14:41:46.269Z","type":"timeline","ref":"t4871c93100","date":"2026-10-06","flag":"official","text":{"en":"ECDC to Euronews: it is \"closely following the situation\" and in contact with WHO; the suspected plague case \"has not yet been confirmed\".","ru":"ECDC в комментарии Euronews: центр «внимательно следит за ситуацией» и поддерживает контакт с ВОЗ, а подозрение на чуму «пока не подтверждено»."},"sources":[{"label":"Euronews","url":"https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/06/russia-denies-plague-death-but-quarantines-hundreds-without-explanation","date":"2026-10-06"}]},{"at":"2026-10-06T14:41:46.269Z","type":"timeline","ref":"t2b09fd2e82","date":"2026-10-02","flag":"media","text":{"en":"More than 60 staff of the anti-plague institute are reportedly isolated inside the building from Friday; a relative tells Siberia.Realii they slept on floors and chairs, with food passed through a checkpoint. No official explanation.","ru":"По данным СМИ, с пятницы более 60 сотрудников противочумного института изолированы прямо в здании. Родственница одного из них рассказала «Сибирь.Реалии», что люди спали на полу и стульях, а еду передавали через КПП. Официальных объяснений нет."},"sources":[{"label":"Euronews","url":"https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/05/situation-under-control-russian-authorities-reassure-public-after-plague-reports-in-siberi","date":"2026-10-05"},{"label":"Euronews","url":"https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/06/russia-denies-plague-death-but-quarantines-hundreds-without-explanation","date":"2026-10-06"}]},{"at":"2026-10-06T14:31:22.527Z","type":"timeline","ref":"te00a87eab9","date":"2026-10-06","flag":"official","text":{"en":"Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov on Trump's offer of help: \"It is good when mutual help is offered.\" Asked about autopsies, he says he lacks that information and refers questions to Rospotrebnadzor, which \"gives exhaustive information\".","ru":"Пресс-секретарь Кремля Дмитрий Песков о предложении Трампа: «Хорошо, когда взаимная помощь предлагается». На вопрос о вскрытиях ответил, что не обладает такой информацией, и посоветовал ориентироваться на Роспотребнадзор, который «даёт исчерпывающую информацию»."},"sources":[{"label":"Vzglyad","url":"https://vz.ru/news/2026/10/6/1459519.html","date":"2026-10-06"},{"label":"Life","url":"https://life.ru/p/peskov-prizval-orientirovatsya-na-rospotrebnadzor-po-situatsii-v-irkutske","date":"2026-10-06"},{"label":"Vzglyad","url":"https://vz.ru/news/2026/10/6/1459393.html","date":"2026-10-06"}]},{"at":"2026-10-06T13:47:42.641Z","type":"claim","ref":"c-plague-death","status":"unconfirmed","text":{"en":"The lab worker died of pneumonic plague.","ru":"Сотрудница института умерла от лёгочной чумы."},"sources":[{"label":"NBC News","url":"https://www.nbcnews.com/world/russia/russia-says-no-plague-found-contacts-siberian-lab-worker-died-rcna601805","date":"2026-10-06"},{"label":"CBS News","url":"https://www.cbsnews.com/news/russia-pneumonic-plague-lab-worker-death-rubio-us-reaction","date":"2026-10-06"}]},{"at":"2026-10-06T13:47:42.641Z","type":"claim","ref":"c-who-notified","status":"unconfirmed","text":{"en":"Russia has formally notified WHO under the International Health Regulations.","ru":"Россия официально уведомила ВОЗ по Международным медико-санитарным правилам."},"sources":[{"label":"NBC News","url":"https://www.nbcnews.com/world/russia/russia-says-no-plague-found-contacts-siberian-lab-worker-died-rcna601805","date":"2026-10-06"}]},{"at":"2026-10-06T13:47:42.641Z","type":"known","ref":"kdab1f48a","text":{"en":"WHO spokesperson Christian Lindmeier (Oct 6): the initial risk assessment is \"moderate to low for Irkutsk, a low risk for the Russian Federation as a whole, and very low for the WHO European region\". Russia is still checking whether pneumonic plague caused the death.","ru":"Представитель ВОЗ Кристиан Линдмайер (6 октября): по первичной оценке риск для Иркутска от умеренного до низкого, для России в целом низкий, для Европейского региона ВОЗ очень низкий. Российские власти ещё выясняют, не стала ли причиной смерти лёгочная чума."},"sources":[{"label":"CBS News","url":"https://www.cbsnews.com/news/russia-pneumonic-plague-lab-worker-death-rubio-us-reaction","date":"2026-10-06"},{"label":"The Guardian","url":"https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/06/plague-epidemic-risk-russia-low-death-darya-shipilova-who","date":"2026-10-06"}]},{"at":"2026-10-06T13:47:42.641Z","type":"timeline","ref":"t73c7282b82","date":"2026-10-06","flag":"official","text":{"en":"Marco Rubio, in Reykjavik: \"I think it's incumbent upon Russia to obviously share more information with the world\"; the US is watching \"hour by hour\".","ru":"Марко Рубио в Рейкьявике заявил, что России «следует поделиться с миром дополнительной информацией»; США, по его словам, следят за ситуацией «ежечасно»."},"sources":[{"label":"CBS News","url":"https://www.cbsnews.com/news/russia-pneumonic-plague-lab-worker-death-rubio-us-reaction","date":"2026-10-06"},{"label":"The Guardian","url":"https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/06/plague-epidemic-risk-russia-low-death-darya-shipilova-who","date":"2026-10-06"}]}],"watch":{"https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/notices":{"name":"CDC travel notices","hash":"da39a3ee5e6b4b0d3255bfef95601890afd80709","checked":"2026-10-06T17:50:54.226Z","lines":0,"lastError":null},"https://www.who.int/emergencies/disease-outbreak-news":{"name":"WHO Disease Outbreak News","hash":"da39a3ee5e6b4b0d3255bfef95601890afd80709","checked":"2026-10-06T17:50:54.257Z","lines":0,"lastError":null},"https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/publications-and-data/monitoring/weekly-threats-reports":{"name":"ECDC weekly threats reports","hash":"da39a3ee5e6b4b0d3255bfef95601890afd80709","checked":"2026-10-06T17:50:54.474Z","lines":0,"lastError":null},"https://38.rospotrebnadzor.ru/":{"name":"Rospotrebnadzor Irkutsk office","lastError":"fetch failed","checked":"2026-10-06T17:51:04.314Z"},"https://rospotrebnadzor.ru/about/info/news/":{"name":"Rospotrebnadzor news","lastError":"fetch failed","checked":"2026-10-06T17:51:04.314Z"}},"claims":[{"id":"c-plague-death","status":"unconfirmed","firstSeen":"2026-10-02","claim":{"en":"The lab worker died of pneumonic plague.","ru":"Сотрудница института умерла от лёгочной чумы."},"origin":{"en":"Russian media and Telegram channels on Oct 2; Buryatia's head wrote \"plague\", then edited it to \"possibly\".","ru":"Российские СМИ и Telegram-каналы 2 октября; глава Бурятии написал «чума», затем исправил на «возможно»."},"response":{"en":"Rospotrebnadzor (Oct 4): \"pneumonia of unknown etiology\"; no microorganisms linked to her work found. WHO (Oct 5–6): confirms a severe-pneumonia death, is verifying the cause with Russia, and calls the public risk low.","ru":"Роспотребнадзор (4 октября): «пневмония неустановленной этиологии», микроорганизмов, связанных с её работой, не найдено. ВОЗ (5–6 октября): подтверждает смерть от тяжёлой пневмонии, проверяет причину с Россией и считает риск для населения низким."},"sources":[{"label":"Interfax","url":"https://www.interfax.ru/russia/1120228","date":"2026-10-04"},{"label":"CBS News","url":"https://www.cbsnews.com/news/russia-plague-lab-death-pneumonia-of-unknown-origin/","date":"2026-10-05"},{"label":"Expert","url":"https://expert.ru/news/v-irkutskoy-oblasti-zapodozrili-poyavlenie-osobo-opasnoy-infektsii","date":"2026-10-02"}],"history":[{"date":"2026-10-02","status":"unconfirmed"}]},{"id":"c-test-tube","status":"denied","firstSeen":"2026-10-02","claim":{"en":"She broke a test tube containing the plague agent around Sept 25.","ru":"Около 25 сентября она разбила пробирку с возбудителем чумы."},"origin":{"en":"Telegram channel Lyudi Baikala, reported by Dozhd on Oct 2.","ru":"Telegram-канал «Люди Байкала», со ссылкой на него — Дождь, 2 октября."},"response":{"en":"Rospotrebnadzor (Oct 4): the institute's biosafety commission found no accidents with pathogens.","ru":"Роспотребнадзор (4 октября): комиссия института по биобезопасности аварийных ситуаций при работе с патогенами не выявила."},"sources":[{"label":"Dozhd","url":"https://tvrain.tv/news/pogibshaja-v-irkutskoj-oblasti-rabotala-laborantkoj-i-razbila-probirku-s-vozbuditelem-chumy-v-karantine-200-chelovek-576741/","date":"2026-10-02"},{"label":"Interfax","url":"https://www.interfax.ru/russia/1120228","date":"2026-10-04"}],"history":[{"date":"2026-10-02","status":"denied"}]},{"id":"c-thailand","status":"withdrawn","firstSeen":"2026-10-02","claim":{"en":"She had just returned from a holiday in Thailand.","ru":"Она только что вернулась из отпуска в Таиланде."},"origin":{"en":"Telegram channel Lyudi Baikala, first version on the morning of Oct 2.","ru":"Telegram-канал «Люди Байкала», первая версия утром 2 октября."},"response":{"en":"The channel replaced it the same day with the institute version. No official ever addressed it.","ru":"В тот же день канал заменил её версией об институте. Официально это никто не комментировал."},"sources":[{"label":"Novaya Gazeta","url":"https://novayagazeta.ru/articles/2026/10/02/pod-irkutskom-zapodozrili-sluchai-smerti-ot-chumy-v-gorode-otmenili-cubbotnik-news","date":"2026-10-02"},{"label":"Echo FM","url":"https://echofm.online/news/umershaya-ot-chumy-v-irkutskoj-oblasti-zhenshhina-byla-sotrudniczej-protivochumnogo-instituta-mash","date":"2026-10-02"}],"history":[{"date":"2026-10-02","status":"withdrawn"}]},{"id":"c-buryatia","status":"denied","firstSeen":"2026-10-02","claim":{"en":"She had returned from a work trip to Buryatia, where a natural plague focus was recorded.","ru":"Она вернулась из командировки в Бурятию, где регистрировали природный очаг чумы."},"origin":{"en":"Telegram channel Mash, Oct 2.","ru":"Telegram-канал Mash, 2 октября."},"response":{"en":"Buryatia's head Alexey Tsydenov (Oct 2), citing Rospotrebnadzor: she had not visited Buryatia; the source of infection lies elsewhere.","ru":"Глава Бурятии Алексей Цыденов (2 октября) со ссылкой на Роспотребнадзор: в Бурятию она не приезжала, источник заражения — в других обстоятельствах."},"sources":[{"label":"Echo FM","url":"https://echofm.online/news/umershaya-ot-chumy-v-irkutskoj-oblasti-zhenshhina-byla-sotrudniczej-protivochumnogo-instituta-mash","date":"2026-10-02"},{"label":"Expert","url":"https://expert.ru/news/v-irkutskoy-oblasti-zapodozrili-poyavlenie-osobo-opasnoy-infektsii","date":"2026-10-02"}],"history":[{"date":"2026-10-02","status":"denied"}]},{"id":"c-hospitals","status":"denied","firstSeen":"2026-10-03","claim":{"en":"Several Irkutsk city hospitals, including a maternity ward and the children's hospital, were put on a three-week quarantine.","ru":"Несколько больниц Иркутска, включая роддом и детскую больницу, закрыты на трёхнедельный карантин."},"origin":{"en":"Lyudi Baikala on Oct 3; The Insider reported phone confirmations from hospitals No. 1, 3 and 10 on Oct 4.","ru":"«Люди Байкала» 3 октября; The Insider 4 октября сообщил о подтверждениях по телефону от больниц №1, 3 и 10."},"response":{"en":"The hospitals deny any quarantine (Oct 4–5); IrCity reporters found open doors; Lapsha Media rates the claim false. The only confirmed closure is Shelekhov's inpatient unit.","ru":"Больницы карантин отрицают (4–5 октября); корреспонденты IrCity нашли открытые двери; Lapsha Media признала сообщение фейком. Подтверждено только закрытие стационара в Шелехове."},"sources":[{"label":"The Insider","url":"https://theins.ru/news/297886","date":"2026-10-04"},{"label":"IrCity","url":"https://ircity.ru/text/health/2026/10/05/76678768/","date":"2026-10-05"},{"label":"Lapsha Media","url":"https://lapsha.media/feiky/irkutsk-bolnicy-chuma/","date":"2026-10-05"}],"history":[{"date":"2026-10-03","status":"denied"}]},{"id":"c-numbers","status":"partly","firstSeen":"2026-10-02","claim":{"en":"197 contacts were identified and 189 of them hospitalised.","ru":"Выявлено 197 контактных, 189 из них госпитализированы."},"origin":{"en":"A REN TV source, Oct 2; REN TV later deleted its posts.","ru":"Источник РЕН ТВ, 2 октября; позже РЕН ТВ удалил свои посты."},"response":{"en":"Officials gave no number: Governor Kobzev said \"all identified contacts\" are observed; Rospotrebnadzor said nearly 200 people were tested and 60% had finished observation by Oct 5. The scale matches; the exact figures remain media figures.","ru":"Официальных цифр не было: губернатор Кобзев говорил о «всех выявленных контактных», Роспотребнадзор — о почти 200 протестированных и о 60% снятых с наблюдения к 5 октября. Масштаб совпадает, точные цифры остаются данными СМИ."},"sources":[{"label":"The Moscow Times","url":"https://ru.themoscowtimes.com/2026/10/02/pochti-200-chelovek-gospitalizirovali-v-irkutskoi-oblasti-s-podozreniem-na-zarazhenie-chumoi-a207649","date":"2026-10-02"},{"label":"CBS News","url":"https://www.cbsnews.com/news/russia-plague-lab-death-pneumonia-of-unknown-origin/","date":"2026-10-05"},{"label":"Vzglyad","url":"https://vz.ru/news/2026/10/5/1459157.html","date":"2026-10-05"}],"history":[{"date":"2026-10-02","status":"partly"}]},{"id":"c-fsb","status":"unconfirmed","firstSeen":"2026-10-04","claim":{"en":"Ambulances carrying contacts are escorted by the FSB.","ru":"Скорые с контактными сопровождают сотрудники ФСБ."},"origin":{"en":"A source of Telegram channel Lyudi Baikala, reported by The Moscow Times on Oct 4.","ru":"Источник Telegram-канала «Люди Байкала», со ссылкой на него — The Moscow Times, 4 октября."},"response":{"en":"No official comment found.","ru":"Официальных комментариев не найдено."},"sources":[{"label":"The Moscow Times","url":"https://ru.themoscowtimes.com/2026/10/04/virkutske-zakrili-neskolko-bolnits-nakarantin-ivveli-masochnii-rezhimnaalyuminievom-zavode-iz-za-chumi-a207714","date":"2026-10-04"}],"history":[{"date":"2026-10-04","status":"unconfirmed"}]},{"id":"c-restrictions","status":"denied","firstSeen":"2026-10-06","claim":{"en":"A stricter sanitary regime and tough restrictions were introduced in Irkutsk region (a circulating \"document\").","ru":"В Иркутской области введён усиленный санэпидрежим и строгие ограничения (распространяемый «документ»)."},"origin":{"en":"An online document shared on Oct 5–6.","ru":"Документ, распространявшийся в сети 5–6 октября."},"response":{"en":"Rospotrebnadzor's Irkutsk office (Oct 6): the document is fake and \"no such decisions have been made\".","ru":"Управление Роспотребнадзора по Иркутской области (6 октября): документ — фейк, «никаких решений не принималось»."},"sources":[{"label":"Fontanka","url":"https://www.fontanka.ru/2026/10/06/76680866/","date":"2026-10-06"},{"label":"France 24 / AFP","url":"https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20261006-moscow-denies-sanitary-measures-over-plague-reports","date":"2026-10-06"}],"history":[{"date":"2026-10-06","status":"denied"}]},{"id":"c-masks-schools","status":"partly","firstSeen":"2026-10-03","claim":{"en":"Mask mandates and school closures were introduced in Shelekhov and Irkutsk.","ru":"В Шелехове и Иркутске введён масочный режим и закрыты школы."},"origin":{"en":"Media reports from Oct 3–4.","ru":"Сообщения СМИ 3–4 октября."},"response":{"en":"Only the aluminium plant's own mask order is confirmed, and its director calls it a seasonal flu measure. No public mandate or school closure was found; Rospotrebnadzor (Oct 6) says no restrictions have been decided.","ru":"Подтверждён только масочный режим на алюминиевом заводе, и его директор называет это сезонной мерой. Общего масочного режима или закрытия школ не найдено; Роспотребнадзор (6 октября) говорит, что никаких ограничений не принималось."},"sources":[{"label":"IrCity","url":"https://ircity.ru/text/society/2026/10/04/76678360/","date":"2026-10-04"},{"label":"Euronews","url":"https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/04/has-plague-returned-to-siberia-panic-in-russia-after-death-of-lab-worker","date":"2026-10-04"},{"label":"Fontanka","url":"https://www.fontanka.ru/2026/10/06/76680866/","date":"2026-10-06"}],"history":[{"date":"2026-10-03","status":"partly"}]},{"id":"c-baikalsk","status":"withdrawn","firstSeen":"2026-10-03","claim":{"en":"Baikalsk authorities told residents to avoid Shelekhov.","ru":"Власти Байкальска призвали жителей не ездить в Шелехов."},"origin":{"en":"The Baikalsk town administration's own Telegram post, Oct 3.","ru":"Пост администрации Байкальска в Telegram, 3 октября."},"response":{"en":"The post was deleted within about two hours.","ru":"Пост удалили примерно через два часа."},"sources":[{"label":"Current Time","url":"https://www.currenttime.tv/a/plague-in-irkutsk/33869719.html","date":"2026-10-03"}],"history":[{"date":"2026-10-03","status":"withdrawn"}]},{"id":"c-who-notified","status":"unconfirmed","firstSeen":"2026-10-06","claim":{"en":"Russia has formally notified WHO under the International Health Regulations.","ru":"Россия официально уведомила ВОЗ по Международным медико-санитарным правилам."},"origin":{"en":"Asked by readers; implied by reports of WHO contact with Russian authorities.","ru":"Вопрос читателей; подразумевается в сообщениях о контактах ВОЗ с российскими властями."},"response":{"en":"WHO says it is in contact with Russian authorities to verify the event; there is no WHO Disease Outbreak News item and WHO has not said whether a formal notification was received.","ru":"ВОЗ говорит, что контактирует с российскими властями для проверки события; сообщения ВОЗ о вспышке нет, и ВОЗ не говорила, получено ли официальное уведомление."},"sources":[{"label":"Forbes via Yahoo","url":"https://www.yahoo.com/news/world/articles/russian-plague-lab-researcher-dies-054930967.html","date":"2026-10-06"},{"label":"CBS News","url":"https://www.cbsnews.com/news/russia-plague-lab-death-pneumonia-of-unknown-origin/","date":"2026-10-05"}],"history":[{"date":"2026-10-06","status":"unconfirmed"}]}],"ops":{"lastRun":"2026-10-06T17:51:18.206Z","trigger":"cron","durationMs":41092,"feedsOk":24,"feedsTotal":26,"feedsFailed":["rbc","lenta"],"candidates":2,"articlesRead":1,"watchPages":5,"watchChanged":0,"model":"ok","proposed":0,"applied":0,"nextRun":"2026-10-06T18:00:00.000Z"}}