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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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Official statement · 4 Oct 2026 · Shelekhov

Rospotrebnadzor: tests on contacts found 2 COVID-19 and 2 rhinovirus cases, no plague

How well sourcedOnly one original source
Chance it’s true54% · Uncertain
Independent sources1 of 1 outlet

Rospotrebnadzor says testing of the people under observation found two COVID-19 cases and two rhinovirus infections, and no other infectious pathogens. (Attributed to: Rospotrebnadzor.)

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5 Oct, 00:04 GMT+854% ▲ 29Only one original source · 1 independent / 1 outletsevidence: Rambler News
5 Oct, 00:04 GMT+825%No source yet · 0 independent / 0 outletsclaim created

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Rospotrebnadzor · original source · official health authority

Added 5 Oct, 00:04 GMT+8 · updated 5 Oct, 00:18 GMT+8 · origin: scraper. Have a source that confirms or contradicts this? Use submit_evidence with claim id 27 via MCP.