{"as_of":"2026-10-10T06:46:42Z","run":"run-1791614802-1791614919","licence":"CC-BY-4.0","cite":"Plague News, \"Plague outbreak in Irkutsk region, Russia\", updated 10 October 2026, 06:46 UTC, https://plaguenews.com/","data":{"facts":["f-01m4hzjh38f903363q6ay6bdm0","f-01m4hzjh38qy6cpvg2rtb9q481","f-01m4hzjh38akcs8jqampa7esq1","f-01m4hzjh38enb9v05bhrh1bbb5","f-01m4hzjh38af4tvas1jyq57d98"],"facts_detail":[{"credibility":{"basis":{"independent_reports_backing":17,"languages_backing":7,"outlets_backing":17,"reports_checked":24,"reports_contradicting":0},"code":2,"confidence":"high","why":"17 independent reports back it and none say otherwise","words":"Probably true"},"disputed":false,"event":"e-1343","id":"f-01m4hzjh38f903363q6ay6bdm0","independent_reports_backing":17,"machine_written":true,"names":["Rospotrebnadzor"],"per":"Rospotrebnadzor","read_with_skepticism":true,"reports_contradicting":0,"shown_status":"denied","skepticism_reasons":[{"id":"concealment_record","label":"Record of concealment","why":"It rests on authorities with a documented record of concealing outbreaks: Soviet and Russian authorities denied the Sverdlovsk anthrax leak of 1979 until 1992; Chinese authorities hid SARS in 2003."},{"id":"no_evidence","label":"No evidence shown","why":"It asserts a finding (no infection, negative tests, no leak, under control) without published evidence: no test results, data or methods."},{"id":"own_conduct","label":"Judges its own conduct","why":"It comes from a party judging its own conduct or answerable for the outcome, such as the agency or institute responsible, or a government defending its handling."},{"id":"too_early","label":"Too early to know","why":"It was said before tests or an investigation could have been completed."}],"sources":["https://actualidad-rt.com/actualidad/631576-rusia-detalles-supuesto-brote-peste-siberia","https://expert.ru/news/rospotrebnadzor-isklyuchil-novye-sluchai-zabolevaniya-v-irkutske","https://www.posta.com.tr/dunya/rusyada-veba-alarmi-ikinci-bir-vaka-mi-var-aciklama-geldi-3049332","https://www.haberler.com/yerel/rospotrebnadzor-veba-laboratuvari-calisaniyla-20310336-haberi/","https://www.tgrthaber.com/dunya/rusyada-veba-arastirma-merkezinde-supheli-olum-temasli-kisi-hastalandi-iddialari-yala-3364116","https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-10-09/Russia-denies-reports-of-second-case-linked-to-Siberian-plague-lab-1R6C0Y4W21a/p.html","https://puranoticia.pnt.cl/internacional/rusia-niega-un-segundo-caso-de-peste-neumonica-en-siberia-y-la-oms-exige","https://www.echoroukonline.com/%D9%88%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%A9-%D8%BA%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%B6%D8%A9-%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%AE%D9%84-%D9%85%D8%AE%D8%AA%D8%A8%D8%B1-%D9%84%D9%84%D8%B7%D8%A7%D8%B9%D9%88%D9%86-%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B0%D8%A7-%D8%B7%D9%84%D8%A8"],"status":"denied","text":"Rospotrebnadzor denied reports that a second person who had contact with the laboratory worker had fallen ill."},{"credibility":{"basis":{"facts_contradicting":1,"independent_reports_backing":1,"languages_backing":1,"outlets_backing":1,"reports_checked":24,"reports_contradicting":0},"code":4,"confidence":"low","why":"another fact on the timeline contradicts it","words":"Doubtful"},"detail_of":"f-01m4hzjh38f903363q6ay6bdm0","disputed":true,"event":"e-1343","id":"f-01m4hzjh38qy6cpvg2rtb9q481","independent_reports_backing":1,"machine_written":true,"names":["Rospotrebnadzor"],"per":"Rospotrebnadzor","read_with_skepticism":true,"reports_contradicting":0,"shown_status":"confirmed","skepticism_reasons":[{"id":"contradicted","label":"Contradicted","why":"Other reports or facts on this page contradict it."}],"sources":["https://actualidad-rt.com/actualidad/631576-rusia-detalles-supuesto-brote-peste-siberia","https://expert.ru/news/rospotrebnadzor-isklyuchil-novye-sluchai-zabolevaniya-v-irkutske"],"status":"confirmed","text":"Rospotrebnadzor said medical monitoring of all contacts ended on 8 October.","topic":"contacts"},{"credibility":{"basis":{"independent_reports_backing":1,"languages_backing":1,"outlets_backing":1,"reports_checked":24,"reports_contradicting":0},"code":3,"confidence":"moderate","why":"one independent report backs it and none say otherwise","words":"Possibly true"},"detail_of":"f-01m4hzjh38f903363q6ay6bdm0","disputed":false,"event":"e-1343","id":"f-01m4hzjh38akcs8jqampa7esq1","independent_reports_backing":1,"machine_written":true,"names":["Rospotrebnadzor"],"per":"Rospotrebnadzor","read_with_skepticism":false,"reports_contradicting":0,"shown_status":"confirmed","skepticism_reasons":[],"sources":["https://actualidad-rt.com/actualidad/631576-rusia-detalles-supuesto-brote-peste-siberia","https://expert.ru/news/rospotrebnadzor-isklyuchil-novye-sluchai-zabolevaniya-v-irkutske"],"status":"confirmed","text":"Rospotrebnadzor said preventive measures ended on 8 October.","topic":"public_measures"},{"credibility":{"basis":{"independent_reports_backing":0,"languages_backing":0,"outlets_backing":0,"reports_checked":24,"reports_contradicting":0},"code":6,"confidence":"low","why":"the passages it cites do not say it","words":"Truth cannot be judged"},"disputed":false,"event":"e-1343","id":"f-01m4hzjh38af4tvas1jyq57d98","independent_reports_backing":0,"machine_written":true,"names":["Roskomnadzor"],"read_with_skepticism":false,"reports_contradicting":0,"shown_status":"confirmed","skepticism_reasons":[],"sources":["https://puranoticia.pnt.cl/internacional/rusia-niega-un-segundo-caso-de-peste-neumonica-en-siberia-y-la-oms-exige"],"status":"confirmed","text":"Roskomnadzor said it would investigate the source of reports about a second illness.","topic":"investigation"}],"first_report":"2026-10-06T10:41:37Z","happened_on":"2026-10-06","id":"e-1343","linked_to_siberian_outbreak":true,"links":[],"reports":113,"reports_agreeing_on_the_day":40,"reports_giving_a_day":50,"title":"Russia denies a reported second plague case","url":"https://plaguenews.com/id/e-1343"}}