Suspected plague outbreak in Russia's Irkutsk region leaves one dead and 189 in quarantine
A suspected plague outbreak in Russia's Irkutsk region has left one person dead and prompted the quarantine of 189 people, according to reports from the area. Public events have been cancelled across the region as officials respond to what has been described as a particularly dangerous infectious disease. The incident is reported to be centred on Shelekhov, with neighbouring Baikalsk told to avoid travel there.The dead person has been identified in reports as Daria Shipilova, a laboratory assistant at the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute. Some accounts say she became ill during an expedition near the border with Mongolia, while others... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 03 Oct 2026 14:36 LONDON
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