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China and Russia drilled for plague. Five weeks later, a technician at the Russian institute that took part was dead, and nearly 200 people were put under watch. Officials call it ordinary pneumonia.
In late August, the two countries ran a border exercise in Fuyuan on plague brought in from abroad and a new tick-borne disease they called “Disease X.” Sergey Balakhonov, director of Russia’s main plague institute, attended and spoke. Chinese reports say more than 300 people took part. Their research ties go back to about 2014.
On 29 September, 28-year-old technician Darya Shipilova was hospitalized in Shelekhov with severe pneumonia. She died early on 2 October. An independent Russian outlet says she broke a tube of plague bacteria on September 25th. Moscow denies it. Officials say tests found no work-related germ and no lab accident. The US said it was monitoring the reports.
The drill and the death are documented. The broken tube is not. China and Russia practiced for an imported plague. Then a worker at the participating plague lab died, and the state isolated hundreds of contacts while saying nothing unusual happened.
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Plague would just be one more thing added to Russia’s toxic exports.
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Almost 200 people are under medical observation in Russia’s Siberia region after the death of a 28-year-old lab worker who may have been exposed to pneumonic plague, according to local media reports. nbcnews.com/world/europe/rus…
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Almost 200 people are under medical observation in Russia’s Siberia region after the death of a 28-year-old lab worker who may have been exposed to pneumonic plague, according to local media reports. nbcnews.com/world/europe/rus…
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Russia's plague outbreak is getting worse, now with 5 hospitals in Irkutsk quarantined, universities canceling classes and accusations from healthcare workers that the government is attempting a media cover-up.
Nearly 200 contacts of a 28-year-old anti-plague laboratory worker who died last week are reportedly under isolation or medical observation.
Irkutsk universities are canceling classes citing a “case of pneumonic plague,” while an aluminum plant introduced mandatory masks. A local government warning advising residents not to travel to Shelekhov was published and later deleted.
Healthcare workers claim doctors are discussing plague internally while avoiding the diagnosis in official documents.
Russian health authorities continue to deny any plague outbreak, attributing the woman's death to “pneumonia of unknown origin.”
Pneumonic plague is far worse that it's Bubonic cousin as its transmitted directly between humans.
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The disease can be fatal but is treatable if detected early, according to health authorities. newsweek.com/pneumonic-plagu…
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Plague outbreak in Siberia: what is known so far
After the laboratory technician’s death, nearly 200 people who may have had contact with the woman were hospitalized. Some of them developed symptoms.
According to the publication “Lyudi Baikala,” ambulances are being accompanied by FSB officers.
The Shelekhov hospital was closed for quarantine. People in protective suits, masks, and gloves were spotted on the city’s streets.
The epidemic could spread across Russia. Due to one person’s banal mistake, there is a risk of a new major plague pandemic.
⚠️ The plague has returned to Russia
In Russia’s Irkutsk region, an employee of an anti-plague institute died from the pneumonic form of plague. The hospital where she was treated was subsequently placed under quarantine.
Shortly before falling ill, the woman had returned from a work trip to Buryatia, where natural plague hotspots exist. Specialists are now investigating how exactly she became infected.
According to Mash, the institute employee may have accidentally broken a test tube containing hazardous material while working in a laboratory. She allegedly told doctors about the incident after being hospitalized.
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🚨 Plague in Russia’s Irkutsk region: panic spreads after lab worker’s death
Residents of Shelekhov, where 28-year-old Daria Shipilova died in hospital overnight on October 2, say people in protective suits have appeared on the streets, while masks are reportedly being handed out even in kindergartens.
Because pneumonic plague can spread from person to person, strict anti-epidemic measures have now been introduced around the city.
There is growing alarm in Irkutsk as well: authorities and security officials held an emergency meeting, Rospotrebnadzor chief Anna Popova arrived in the region, and a city cleanup event was postponed.
Meanwhile, one Irkutsk resident posted a video putting on a plague doctor mask with the caption: “Ready for a trip to the store.”
⚠️ The plague has returned to Russia
In Russia’s Irkutsk region, an employee of an anti-plague institute died from the pneumonic form of plague. The hospital where she was treated was subsequently placed under quarantine.
Shortly before falling ill, the woman had returned from a work trip to Buryatia, where natural plague hotspots exist. Specialists are now investigating how exactly she became infected.
According to Mash, the institute employee may have accidentally broken a test tube containing hazardous material while working in a laboratory. She allegedly told doctors about the incident after being hospitalized.
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#Prime5 with @SehgalRahesha | Suspected Plague In Siberia After Lab Worker's Death: How Pneumonic Plague Spreads
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@VishnuNDTV reports
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RUSSIA PLAGUE SCARE: WHAT WE KNOW SO FAR
A mysterious death at Russia’s Anti Plague Institute in Siberia has triggered mass quarantines, conflicting official accounts and apparent efforts to restrict information.
Here is what we know:
• Darya Shipilova, 28, a laboratory technician at the Irkutsk Anti Plague Institute, developed severe pneumonia and died overnight on 1 to 2 October.
• The head of neighboring Buryatia publicly said she had died “possibly from the plague,” while stressing that the diagnosis had not been confirmed.
• Local reporting claimed Shipilova may have been exposed to Yersinia pestis, the bacterium that causes plague, while working in the laboratory. Russian federal authorities deny there was any laboratory accident.
• Nearly 200 contacts were identified. 189 were reportedly hospitalized for observation, while several hospitals were placed under quarantine.
• A major aluminum plant in Shelekhov introduced a mask mandate amid contradictory information surrounding the incident.
• Authorities in Baikalsk posted a warning telling residents to limit travel to Shelekhov. The warning was deleted roughly 2 hours later.
• Russian media outlet REN TV also removed reporting related to the incident.
• Moscow now says Shipilova died from “pneumonia of unknown etiology” and says testing found no pathogen connected to her laboratory work.
• No secondary plague cases have been confirmed. Tests among monitored contacts instead detected 2 COVID 19 cases and 2 rhinovirus cases.
WHY THIS MATTERS:
Pneumonic plague is the most dangerous form of plague. Unlike the more familiar bubonic form, pneumonic plague infects the lungs and can spread directly between people through respiratory droplets during close contact.
Without prompt antibiotic treatment, it can progress rapidly and is frequently fatal. The WHO says untreated pneumonic plague can be fatal within 18 to 24 hours after infection.
That makes any suspected case involving a worker at an anti plague laboratory particularly important to investigate and monitor.
The U.S. government is monitoring the situation and has called on Russia to provide accurate information.
BOTTOM LINE: Russia denies this was plague or a laboratory accident, and there are currently no confirmed secondary plague cases.
But the scale of the quarantine response, conflicting official statements and deletion of public warnings and media reports make the situation worth closely following.
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🚨 PLAGUE SCARE TRIGGERS QUARANTINES ACROSS IRKUTSK
Five medical facilities in Irkutsk reportedly imposed quarantine restrictions after 28-year-old anti-plague lab worker Darya Shipilova died following severe pneumonia.
Roughly 197 contacts are being monitored, while a major aluminum plant introduced a mask requirement.
The case is now highly disputed: Buryatia’s governor initially said Shipilova died of plague, but Russia’s Rospotrebnadzor now says the diagnosis was “pneumonia of unknown etiology” and claims investigators found no laboratory accident involving dangerous pathogens.
Reports suggests Shipilova broke a test tube containing live Yersinia pestis, but remain unconfirmed.
No secondary plague cases have been confirmed as of yet.
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BREAKING:
5 hospitals have been closed for quarantines in Siberia due to a possible plague outbreak.
The 28-year-old lab technician Darya Shipilova, died yesterday after breaking a test tube with live Yersinia pestis the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Institute on September 25th while handling samples.
A mask mandate has now been introduced at the huge aluminum plant in Irkutsk.
Some U.S. politicians are now calling for commercial air travel to and from Russia to be stopped until the situation is clarified.
This first symptoms of pneumonic plague typically start about 4 to 7 days after exposure. 200 people are under observation.
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The White House is "monitoring" reports of a suspected plague outbreak in the Russian city of Irkutsk after a worker at the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Institute died Friday -Axios
Multiple hospitals in the area have been quarantined, with local censorship reported.
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A mask mandate was introduced at the Irkutsk Aluminum Plant to protect against the plague
The company’s director said that a lot of “rumors and contradictory information” are spreading in the city.
Meanwhile, several hospitals were immediately placed under quarantine for three weeks.
Strict restrictions have been introduced in the hospitals: patients are not allowed to leave, and visits from relatives are prohibited.
Rospotrebnadzor, for its part, claims that the sanitary and epidemiological situation in the Irkutsk region is stable.
But the Russian authorities are hiding the real scale of the infection in order not to cause panic among the population. On October 3, the authorities of Baikalsk urged residents not to travel to Shelekhov because of the plague situation. Two hours later, the message was deleted.
The pro-government REN TV channel also deleted five publications dedicated to the infection.
P.S. The photo is, of course, illustrative.
Plague outbreak in Siberia: what is known so far
After the laboratory technician’s death, nearly 200 people who may have had contact with the woman were hospitalized. Some of them developed symptoms.
According to the publication “Lyudi Baikala,” ambulances are being accompanied by FSB officers.
The Shelekhov hospital was closed for quarantine. People in protective suits, masks, and gloves were spotted on the city’s streets.
The epidemic could spread across Russia. Due to one person’s banal mistake, there is a risk of a new major plague pandemic.
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The White House is monitoring a suspected pneumonic plague outbreak in Siberia.
It follows the death of a laboratory assistant at the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute.
Several hospitals have been placed under quarantine, but the Russian health authorities have denied the death was connected to the laboratory.
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EXC: The director of Russia’s Irkutsk anti-plague institute was in CHINA just weeks ago for a “cross-border infectious disease” exercise that simulated responses to imported PLAGUE and “Disease X.”
About five weeks later, an employee of his institute was dead, with nearly 200 contacts reportedly placed under medical observation amid suspected-plague reports.
Chinese government reporting names director Sergey Balakhonov as attending and speaking at the August 24–27 exercise in Fuyuan.
The Chinese exercise involved the following:
• A scenario involving plague arriving from abroad.
• A hypothetical emerging tick-borne disease.
• Chinese and Russian experts rehearsing outbreak notifications, joint risk assessments, and coordinated control measures.
• Nineteen emergency teams, more than 300 personnel, and over 40 emergency vehicles.
And the institute’s Chinese partnerships go back years.
China’s official Inner Mongolia Yearbook records that regional inspection and quarantine authorities signed scientific-research cooperation agreements with the Irkutsk plague institute in 2014.
A Russian government document lists additional cooperation planned for 2020–2021 with the Medical Department of Manzhouli Customs: joint surveys concerning plague and other rodent-borne infections, plus tick-borne disease research.
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🇫🇮 Finland has received no official information about a possible death from plague in Russia, according to Leif Lakoma, chief physician at the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL).
The reports are currently based on media accounts from Russia. Russian media reported over the weekend that a laboratory technician in the Irkutsk region of southern Siberia had died from a suspected pneumonic plague infection, allegedly after a test tube broke in the laboratory. People who may have been in contact with her were reportedly quarantined as a precaution.
However, Irkutsk Governor Igor Kobzev said Monday that the woman’s cause of death was pneumonia of unknown origin. He also said Russia’s consumer protection agency, Rospotrebnadzor, reported that samples taken from the woman showed no microbes connected to her professional activities.
Finnish authorities say they have no information on whether the case has been reported to the WHO. Under international health regulations, plague does not automatically have to be reported in every case; notification depends on factors including the severity of the threat, the risk of international spread and potential effects on international travel or trade.
