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Rospotrebnadzor Finds No Plague Evidence at Irkutsk Institute

By Drooid · Oct 7, 2026, 1:44 AM UTC · How we work

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Rospotrebnadzor concluded investigations found no evidence of a plague accident at the Irkutsk Institute.
A lab worker at the institute died of severe pneumonia in late September 2026.
Tests on the deceased showed no work-related microorganisms, according to TASS citing Rospotrebnadzor.
An August 31 video from Kabardino-Balkaria was misused as current Irkutsk plague footage, gaining 1.7 million Instagram views.

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Rospotrebnadzor concluded investigations found no evidence of a plague accident at the Irkutsk Institute.
A lab worker at the institute died of severe pneumonia in late September 2026.
Tests on the deceased showed no work-related microorganisms, according to TASS citing Rospotrebnadzor.
An August 31 video from Kabardino-Balkaria was misused as current Irkutsk plague footage, gaining 1.7 million Instagram views.