Health notice: sudden fever, cough or chest pain after possible exposure in the Irkutsk region → call 112 / 103.
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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 · — · Mongolia

Mongolia requested official information and assessed its own risk as low

How well sourcedConfirmed by officials
Chance it’s true83% · Likely
Independent sources2 of 2 outlets

According to Iznanka, Mongolia requested official information from Russia and separately assessed the risk to its territory as low.

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WhenChance it’s trueSourcingWhy
13 Oct, 20:21 GMT+883% ▲ 23Confirmed by officials · 2 independent / 2 outletssupporting evidence: The Telegraph (via Yahoo News) citing Mongolian Ministry of Health
12 Oct, 17:48 GMT+860% ▲ 35Only one original source · 1 independent / 1 outletssupporting evidence: Iznanka
12 Oct, 17:48 GMT+825%No source yet · 0 independent / 0 outletsclaim created

Supporting evidence (2 independent · 2 reports)

Mongolian Ministry of Health · original source · official health authority

  • China increases border security over Russian plague
    The Telegraph (via Yahoo News) · established media · reliability 70% · 12 Oct 2026
    🕒 Captured and timestamped 13 Oct, 20:21 GMT+8 by FreeTSA · snapshot · timestamp token · verify
    “"Although the current risk level is low, the ministry of health has instructed relevant agencies to take precautionary measures and maintain continuous surveillance to prevent potential risks," a spokesman for the department said.”

Added 12 Oct, 17:48 GMT+8 · updated 13 Oct, 20:21 GMT+8 · origin: scraper. Have a source that confirms or contradicts this? Use submit_evidence with claim id 58 via MCP.