Russia denies plague outbreak in Irkutsk after lab worker's death

dna.fr (French) —

Russian authorities denied any plague outbreak in Irkutsk after the death of a laboratory technician, dismissing online claims of strict sanitary measures as false information. The regional Rospotrebnadzor agency stated the sanitary situation in Irkutsk and Shelekhov is calm, with no reinforced epidemiological regime introduced. Governor Igor Kobzev said post-mortem tests showed the 28-year-old died of pneumonia of "undetermined" origin, with no work-related microorganisms detected. The World Health Organization assessed the risk as "low" for Russia and "very low" for Europe. US President Donald Trump said Washington was monitoring the case closely. A plague conference is scheduled in Irkutsk on October 21-22.


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