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Siberia pneumonia outbreak monitor

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Suspected cases
1
Pneumonia, suspected plague
Deaths
1
Lab worker, Shelekhov
Under observation
189
3-week quarantine
Secondary cases
0
Contacts test negative so far
Areas affected
3
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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1
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189
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