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Siberia pneumonia outbreak monitor
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1
Pneumonia, suspected plague
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1
Lab worker, Shelekhov
Under observation
189
3-week quarantine
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0
Contacts test negative so far
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Updated 2026-10-05
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ShelekhovEPICENTER
Lab assistant at the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute reportedly broke a tube of live bacteria on Sep 25, was hospitalized with severe pneumonia on Sep 29 and died Oct 1–2. District hospital quarantined; ~189 contacts under 3-week observation. Contacts so far test negative.
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