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 · — · Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute

RFK Jr: US health department is not funding the Irkutsk plague institute

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

US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr insisted his department is not funding the Siberian plague lab; the report also mentions an earlier NIH grant (details cut off in the snippet).

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12 Oct, 17:48 GMT+854% ▲ 29Only one original source · 1 independent / 1 outletssupporting evidence: MSN (en-NZ) citing Robert F. Kennedy Jr (US Health Secretary)
12 Oct, 17:48 GMT+825%No source yet · 0 independent / 0 outletsclaim created

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr (US Health Secretary) · original source · official government

Added 12 Oct, 17:48 GMT+8 · updated 12 Oct, 17:48 GMT+8 · origin: scraper. Have a source that confirms or contradicts this? Use submit_evidence with claim id 61 via MCP.