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Contacts quarantined≈ 200Russian Federation, as reported by WHO · 7 Oct 2026
Russia reported approximately 200 contacts in quarantine, according to WHO.
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- Russian Federation, as reported by WHO
- Scope
- Irkutsk investigation contacts
- Definition
- Contacts quarantined · contacts
- As of
- 7 Oct 2026 (source date)
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Confirmed case report0Russian Federation, as reported by WHO · 7 Oct 2026
Russia told WHO no recent plague case had been reported in Irkutsk Oblast. This is an attributed statement, not independent confirmation of absence.
- Reporting authority
- Russian Federation, as reported by WHO
- Scope
- Recent reports in Irkutsk Oblast
- Definition
- Confirmed case report · reported cases
- As of
- 7 Oct 2026 (source date)
- Record
- Version 1 · published
Deaths — cause undetermined1WHO · 7 Oct 2026
WHO described a laboratory worker who died after severe pneumonia; the cause remained under investigation.
- Reporting authority
- WHO
- Scope
- Laboratory worker described in this investigation
- Definition
- Deaths — cause undetermined · deaths
- As of
- 7 Oct 2026 (source date)
- Record
- Version 1 · published
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Review original source ↗Media report · targatocn.itCaso di peste polmonare in Russia, Casa Bianca "monitora i report"
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