{"as_of":"2026-10-07T20:16:54Z","run":"run-1791404214-1791402555","licence":"CC-BY-4.0","cite":"Plague News, \"Plague outbreak in Irkutsk region, Russia\", updated 7 October 2026, 20:16 UTC, https://plaguenews.com/","data":{"facts":["f-01m4brdw76jemgn7km68y4japt","f-01m4brdw76maztp322vy10swft","f-01m4brdw76rhya2y5cf96dkqqg","f-01m4brdw76yf3avgd92nyqj4j8","f-01m4brdw76p498e7e5ka329avj","f-01m4brdw7673ys39zreq78ywwb","f-01m4brdw76bgvy7bvwkdys3n0x","f-01m4brdw76gdwjavcxf4bpkst9","f-01m4brdw76ha66rqzftyc0jky7","f-01m4brdw76v2pqpmw8xckv3anw","f-01m4brdw76n0pm1n1xrg0t7rqp","f-01m4brdw762v9jfk3chay01snw","f-01m4brdw76wzmkcaa17a4zdn0t","f-01m4brdw76k7jmhw7gmsevtxz5","f-01m4brdw76jnh7xf27hqsp3qah"],"facts_detail":[{"credibility":{"basis":{},"code":6,"confidence":"low","why":"not yet checked against the reports","words":"Truth cannot be judged"},"disputed":false,"event":"e-1081","id":"f-01m4brdw76jemgn7km68y4japt","machine_written":true,"names":["US Embassy","Russia","Irkutsk Region"],"read_with_skepticism":false,"shown_status":"confirmed","skepticism_reasons":[],"sources":["https://www.lasexta.com/noticias/internacional/estados-unidos-insta-sus-ciudadanos-abandonar-rusia-cuanto-antes-supuesto-caso-peste-neumonica_202610076ac64fe569377819d1690508.html","https://theins.press/en/news/298015"],"status":"confirmed","text":"The US Embassy urged Americans to leave Russia amid reports of a possible plague outbreak in Irkutsk Region."},{"credibility":{"basis":{},"code":6,"confidence":"low","why":"not yet checked against the reports","words":"Truth cannot be judged"},"detail_of":"f-01m4brdw76jemgn7km68y4japt","disputed":false,"event":"e-1081","id":"f-01m4brdw76maztp322vy10swft","machine_written":true,"names":["US Embassy"],"read_with_skepticism":false,"shown_status":"confirmed","skepticism_reasons":[],"sources":["https://theins.press/en/news/298015"],"status":"confirmed","text":"The US Embassy urged Americans to depart immediately."},{"credibility":{"basis":{},"code":6,"confidence":"low","why":"not yet checked against the reports","words":"Truth cannot be judged"},"detail_of":"f-01m4brdw76jemgn7km68y4japt","disputed":false,"event":"e-1081","id":"f-01m4brdw76rhya2y5cf96dkqqg","machine_written":true,"names":["US Embassy","Russia","Moscow"],"read_with_skepticism":false,"shown_status":"confirmed","skepticism_reasons":[],"sources":["https://www.lasexta.com/noticias/internacional/estados-unidos-insta-sus-ciudadanos-abandonar-rusia-cuanto-antes-supuesto-caso-peste-neumonica_202610076ac64fe569377819d1690508.html"],"status":"confirmed","text":"The US Embassy said US assistance capacity in Russia was limited, especially outside Moscow."},{"credibility":{"basis":{},"code":6,"confidence":"low","why":"not yet checked against the reports","words":"Truth cannot be judged"},"detail_of":"f-01m4brdw76jemgn7km68y4japt","disputed":false,"event":"e-1081","id":"f-01m4brdw76yf3avgd92nyqj4j8","machine_written":true,"names":["US Embassy","Irkutsk"],"read_with_skepticism":false,"shown_status":"confirmed","skepticism_reasons":[],"sources":["https://www.lasexta.com/noticias/internacional/estados-unidos-insta-sus-ciudadanos-abandonar-rusia-cuanto-antes-supuesto-caso-peste-neumonica_202610076ac64fe569377819d1690508.html","https://theins.press/en/news/298015"],"status":"confirmed","text":"The US Embassy said reports described quarantine measures and hospital closures in Irkutsk."},{"credibility":{"basis":{},"code":6,"confidence":"low","why":"not yet checked against the reports","words":"Truth cannot be judged"},"detail_of":"f-01m4brdw76jemgn7km68y4japt","disputed":false,"event":"e-1081","id":"f-01m4brdw76p498e7e5ka329avj","machine_written":true,"names":["US Embassy","Russia"],"read_with_skepticism":false,"shown_status":"confirmed","skepticism_reasons":[],"sources":["https://www.lasexta.com/noticias/internacional/estados-unidos-insta-sus-ciudadanos-abandonar-rusia-cuanto-antes-supuesto-caso-peste-neumonica_202610076ac64fe569377819d1690508.html","https://theins.press/en/news/298015"],"status":"confirmed","text":"The US Embassy advised Americans against travel to Russia over detention risks and security concerns."},{"credibility":{"basis":{},"code":6,"confidence":"low","why":"not yet checked against the reports","words":"Truth cannot be judged"},"detail_of":"f-01m4brdw76jemgn7km68y4japt","disputed":false,"event":"e-1081","id":"f-01m4brdw7673ys39zreq78ywwb","machine_written":true,"names":["Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute"],"read_with_skepticism":false,"shown_status":"reported","skepticism_reasons":[],"sources":["https://theins.press/en/news/298015"],"status":"reported","text":"Reports linked a laboratory worker at Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute to a possible pneumonic plague death."},{"credibility":{"basis":{},"code":6,"confidence":"low","why":"not yet checked against the reports","words":"Truth cannot be judged"},"disputed":false,"event":"e-1081","id":"f-01m4brdw76bgvy7bvwkdys3n0x","machine_written":true,"names":["Donald Trump","Vladimir Putin"],"read_with_skepticism":false,"shown_status":"reported","skepticism_reasons":[],"sources":["https://theins.press/en/news/298015"],"status":"reported","text":"Donald Trump said he would speak with Vladimir Putin very soon about the suspected plague-related death."},{"credibility":{"basis":{},"code":6,"confidence":"low","why":"not yet checked against the reports","words":"Truth cannot be judged"},"detail_of":"f-01m4brdw76bgvy7bvwkdys3n0x","disputed":false,"event":"e-1081","id":"f-01m4brdw76gdwjavcxf4bpkst9","machine_written":true,"names":["Donald Trump","United States"],"read_with_skepticism":false,"shown_status":"reported","skepticism_reasons":[],"sources":["https://theins.press/en/news/298015"],"status":"reported","text":"Donald Trump said the United States was engaged in very deep discussions about the case."},{"credibility":{"basis":{},"code":6,"confidence":"low","why":"not yet checked against the reports","words":"Truth cannot be judged"},"detail_of":"f-01m4brdw76bgvy7bvwkdys3n0x","disputed":false,"event":"e-1081","id":"f-01m4brdw76ha66rqzftyc0jky7","machine_written":true,"names":["Donald Trump","United States"],"read_with_skepticism":false,"shown_status":"reported","skepticism_reasons":[],"sources":["https://theins.press/en/news/298015"],"status":"reported","text":"Donald Trump said the United States would probably provide more information soon."},{"credibility":{"basis":{},"code":6,"confidence":"low","why":"not yet checked against the reports","words":"Truth cannot be judged"},"disputed":false,"event":"e-1081","id":"f-01m4brdw76v2pqpmw8xckv3anw","machine_written":true,"names":["Moscow","Russia"],"read_with_skepticism":false,"shown_status":"denied","skepticism_reasons":[],"sources":["https://www.lasexta.com/noticias/internacional/estados-unidos-insta-sus-ciudadanos-abandonar-rusia-cuanto-antes-supuesto-caso-peste-neumonica_202610076ac64fe569377819d1690508.html"],"status":"denied","text":"Moscow denied a confirmed plague outbreak in Russia."},{"credibility":{"basis":{},"code":6,"confidence":"low","why":"not yet checked against the reports","words":"Truth cannot be judged"},"detail_of":"f-01m4brdw76v2pqpmw8xckv3anw","disputed":false,"event":"e-1081","id":"f-01m4brdw76n0pm1n1xrg0t7rqp","machine_written":true,"names":["Moscow","Irkutsk"],"read_with_skepticism":false,"shown_status":"reported","skepticism_reasons":[],"sources":["https://www.lasexta.com/noticias/internacional/estados-unidos-insta-sus-ciudadanos-abandonar-rusia-cuanto-antes-supuesto-caso-peste-neumonica_202610076ac64fe569377819d1690508.html"],"status":"reported","text":"Moscow said the epidemiological situation in Irkutsk was stable."},{"credibility":{"basis":{},"code":6,"confidence":"low","why":"not yet checked against the reports","words":"Truth cannot be judged"},"disputed":false,"event":"e-1081","id":"f-01m4brdw762v9jfk3chay01snw","machine_written":true,"names":["Christian Lindmeier","WHO","Russia"],"read_with_skepticism":false,"shown_status":"confirmed","skepticism_reasons":[],"sources":["https://theins.press/en/news/298015"],"status":"confirmed","text":"WHO spokesperson Christian Lindmeier said WHO was closely monitoring developments in Russia."},{"credibility":{"basis":{},"code":6,"confidence":"low","why":"not yet checked against the reports","words":"Truth cannot be judged"},"detail_of":"f-01m4brdw762v9jfk3chay01snw","disputed":false,"event":"e-1081","id":"f-01m4brdw76wzmkcaa17a4zdn0t","machine_written":true,"names":["Christian Lindmeier","WHO"],"read_with_skepticism":false,"shown_status":"confirmed","skepticism_reasons":[],"sources":["https://theins.press/en/news/298015"],"status":"confirmed","text":"WHO spokesperson Christian Lindmeier said the official cause of the laboratory worker's death was unconfirmed."},{"credibility":{"basis":{},"code":6,"confidence":"low","why":"not yet checked against the reports","words":"Truth cannot be judged"},"disputed":false,"event":"e-1081","id":"f-01m4brdw76k7jmhw7gmsevtxz5","machine_written":true,"names":["Euronews","EU countries"],"read_with_skepticism":false,"shown_status":"reported","skepticism_reasons":[],"sources":["https://theins.press/en/news/298015"],"status":"reported","text":"Euronews reported that EU countries had scheduled a discussion of the suspected outbreak for Oct. 7."},{"credibility":{"basis":{},"code":6,"confidence":"low","why":"not yet checked against the reports","words":"Truth cannot be judged"},"detail_of":"f-01m4brdw76k7jmhw7gmsevtxz5","disputed":false,"event":"e-1081","id":"f-01m4brdw76jnh7xf27hqsp3qah","machine_written":true,"names":["Health Security Committee"],"read_with_skepticism":false,"shown_status":"reported","skepticism_reasons":[],"sources":["https://theins.press/en/news/298015"],"status":"reported","text":"The discussion was scheduled for a Health Security Committee meeting."}],"first_report":"2026-10-07T00:00:00Z","happened_on":"2026-10-02","id":"e-1081","linked_to_siberian_outbreak":true,"links":[],"reports":14,"reports_agreeing_on_the_day":3,"reports_giving_a_day":3,"title":"U.S. urges Americans to leave Russia amid reports of plague outbreak in Irkutsk Region, Trump says he will call Putin","url":"https://plaguenews.com/id/e-1081"}}