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If you or someone near you develops sudden fever, chills, cough (especially with bloody sputum), chest pain, difficulty breathing or painful swollen lymph nodes after possible exposure in the Irkutsk region, call 112 or 103 immediately, mention possible plague exposure, and limit contact with others. Plague is treatable with prompt antibiotics. Do not self-medicate on the basis of this site. plaguetracker.com aggregates unverified reports and is not medical advice.

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Origin hypothesis · 28 Sept 2026 · Shelekhov

Infection after a trip to Thailand

How well sourcedOnly one original source
Chance it’s true15% · Very unlikely
Independent sources1 of 1 outlet
Score set by analyst

Meduza mentions a version in which the worker fell ill with pneumonic plague after returning from Thailand.

Analyst note: Likelihood set by analyst to 15%: Meduza only reports that this version circulates, with no named source. Event date is a placeholder.

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WhenChance it’s trueSourcingWhy
4 Oct, 23:46 GMT+815%Only one original source · 1 independent / 1 outletsevidence: Meduza
4 Oct, 23:46 GMT+815%No source yet · 0 independent / 0 outletsclaim created

Supporting evidence (1 independent · 1 report)

Added 4 Oct, 23:46 GMT+8 · updated 4 Oct, 23:46 GMT+8 · origin: seed. Have a source that confirms or contradicts this? Use submit_evidence with claim id 20 via MCP.