Russia's health watchdog denies a second infection

Disputes: Report alleges a second plague death in Russia

• Denied Rospotrebnadzor (🇷🇺) denied that a second person had fallen ill after contact with the laboratory worker. per Rospotrebnadzor (🇷🇺), via Reuters (🇬🇧) Read with skepticism: record of concealment, no evidence shown^{1 2 3 4 +2} 21
  • Confirmed Rospotrebnadzor (🇷🇺) said all contacts of the dead woman completed checks without infectious-disease health issues. per Rospotrebnadzor (🇷🇺), via Reuters (🇬🇧) Read with skepticism: record of concealment, no evidence shown¹ 8
  • Confirmed Rospotrebnadzor (🇷🇺) said nearly 5,000 laboratory tests found no dangerous pathogenic microorganisms. per Rospotrebnadzor (🇷🇺), via Reuters (🇬🇧) Read with skepticism: record of concealment, no evidence shown¹ 4
• Confirmed Rospotrebnadzor (🇷🇺) said the laboratory worker died from pneumonia of unknown origin. per Rospotrebnadzor (🇷🇺) Read with skepticism: record of concealment, too early to know^{1 2 3 4 +2} 8
  • Rospotrebnadzor said the 28-year-old woman laboratory worker in the suspected pneumonic plague case died of pneumonia of unknown origin on 2 October. per Rospotrebnadzor (🇷🇺) Read with skepticism: record of concealment, judges its own conduct^{1 4 5 +1} 2
  • Russian authorities had not confirmed plague as the cause of the laboratory worker’s death. via Reuters (🇬🇧) Read with skepticism: unnamed source, record of concealment^{1 6} 16
• Confirmed Rospotrebnadzor (🇷🇺) informed WHO (🇺🇳) that no plague case had been registered in Irkutsk region. per Rospotrebnadzor (🇷🇺) Read with skepticism: record of concealment, no evidence shown^{4 5} 2 disputed
• Confirmed WHO (🇺🇳) asked Russia to verify reports of a second employee with pneumonia of undetermined cause. per WHO (🇺🇳), via Reuters (🇬🇧)^{1 4 5} 2

The reports (97)

• Russia responds to rumors about an alleged plague outbreak in SiberiaRT en Español · Spanish · 8 Oct, 18:07
• Rospotrebnadzor ruled out new cases of illness in IrkutskЭксперт (🇷🇺) · Russian · 8 Oct, 11:44
• Plague alert in Russia! Is there a second case? An announcement has been madePosta Gazetesi (🇹🇷) · Turkish · 8 Oct, 13:10
• Rospotrebnadzor denied that a contact of the plague laboratory employee had fallen illHaberler · Turkish · 8 Oct, 12:48
• Suspicious death at plague research center in Russia: Claims that a contact fell ill deniedTGRT Haber · Turkish · 8 Oct, 14:17
• Russia: “No plague infections among people who had contact with the laboratory worker”VRT NWS (🇧🇪) · Dutch · 8 Oct, 15:43
• Russia denies reports of a second case of plague in SiberiaLa Vanguardia · Spanish · 8 Oct, 12:00
• Russia denies rumors of a second alleged case of pneumonic plague - HealthAgenzia ANSA (🇧🇷) · Portuguese · 8 Oct, 13:58
• Plague in Russia, health agency: “No second case”Tgcom24 (🇮🇹) · Italian · 8 Oct, 11:34
• Russia says reports of second case linked to Siberian plague lab are falseCNBCTV18 (🇮🇳) · 8 Oct, 12:14
• Russia denies a second case of pneumonic plague | NewsEl Vocero de Puerto Rico · Spanish · 8 Oct, 14:22
• Plague in Russia? Authorities deny a second case. WHO demands explanationswiadomosci.radiozet.pl (🇵🇱) · Polish · 8 Oct, 12:06
• Russia's public health watchdog denies a second infection in suspected pneumonic plague caseWinnipeg Free Press (🇨🇦) · 8 Oct, 10:03
• Reports of 2nd Case Linked to Siberian Plague Lab Are False: Russian RegulatorThe Epoch Times (🇺🇸) · 8 Oct, 10:34
• Suspected plague in Siberia, EU urges Moscow: no second case according to Russian authoritiesZazoom Social News (🇮🇹) · Italian · 8 Oct, 14:31
• Russia denies media reports of a second case of pneumonic plagueZoznam, s.r.o. (🇸🇰) · Slovak · 8 Oct, 11:30
• Russia denies a second plague case in Siberia and says there is no epidemic riskOpinión Bolivia (🇧🇴) · Spanish · 8 Oct, 13:34
• Russia: People who came into contact with a female laboratory worker have no cases of plague247 Bulletin · 6 Oct, 10:41
• Srna | INACCURATE REPORTS ABOUT THE INFECTION OF A SECOND WORKER AT THE PLAGUE RESEARCH LABORATORYSrna Novinska Agencija (🇷🇸) · Serbian · 8 Oct, 11:15
• Russia denies media reports of an alleged second case of plagueNový Čas (🇸🇰) · Slovak · 8 Oct, 11:41
• Russia rejects reports of another plague case. After the lab technician’s death, it ended preventive measures - World - Newspravda.sk (🇸🇰) · Slovak · 8 Oct, 00:00
• Russia reports suspected cases of pneumonic plague at a research institute in Siberiabaomoi.com · Vietnamese · 8 Oct, 14:34
• Russia denies a new case of pneumonic plague and faces international pressureISTOÉ Independente (🇧🇷) · Portuguese · 8 Oct, 14:01
• Russia's public health watchdog denies second infection in suspected plague caseABC News (🇦🇺) · 8 Oct, 10:00
• Russian public health authorities say there has been no second plague infectionL’actualité · French · 8 Oct, 10:52
• Russia denies reports of a second case of pneumonic plague in SiberiaGestión (🇵🇪) · Spanish · 8 Oct, 15:06
• Russian authorities deny a second case of pneumonic plagueSAPO (🇵🇹) · Portuguese · 8 Oct, 11:16
• Russia denies there are additional plague casesBáo điện tử Dân trí (🇻🇳) · Vietnamese · 8 Oct, 13:07
• Russia: They deny a second plague case after the death of a female employeeNews 24/7 (🇬🇷) · Greek · 8 Oct, 10:27
• Russia's Public Health Watchdog Denies A Second Suspected Pneumonic Plague CaseHuffPost (🇺🇸) · 8 Oct, 12:36
• Russia denies a second infection in a suspected pneumonic plague case after a lab worker’s deathJornal de Brasília (🇧🇷) · Portuguese · 8 Oct, 13:45
• Russia's public health watchdog denies second infection in pneumonic plague caseNaharnet · 8 Oct, 13:42
• Russia denies a second death linked to the Siberian plague labเดลินิวส์ (🇹🇭) · Thai · 8 Oct, 10:43
• Plague laboratory worker dies. Russian authorities issue a statementWiadomości Onet (🇵🇱) · Polish · 8 Oct, 12:36
• Russia denies reports of a second plague case in SiberiaDiario Libre · Spanish · 8 Oct, 14:09
• Russia denies reports of a second case of pneumonic plague in Siberia – Periódico Zócalo | News from Saltillo, Torreón, Piedras Negras, Monclova, AcuñaPeriódico Zócalo (🇲🇽) · Spanish · 8 Oct, 14:45
• Russia denies a second infection in suspected pneumonic plague caseThe Globe and Mail (🇨🇦) · 8 Oct, 10:49
• Russia denies pneumonic plague infection in another person | WorldLidovky.cz (🇨🇿) · Czech · 8 Oct, 12:41
• Russia warns about “false” information after reports of a second plague caseElsiglocomve (🇻🇪) · Spanish · 8 Oct, 14:43
• Russian health watchdog denies second infection in suspected plague caseThe Irish News (🇮🇪) · 8 Oct, 10:10
• Russia denies a second case of plagueeuro2day.gr (🇬🇷) · Greek · 8 Oct, 11:29
• Russia: “The claim that a second case of illness was detected in Irkutsk is not true” - Havadis GazetesiHavadis Gazetesi · Turkish · 8 Oct, 11:23
• Suspected plague in Russia. New official informationForsal.pl (🇵🇱) · Polish · 8 Oct, 11:34
• Russia denies reports of an alleged second case of pneumonic plagueTERAZ.sk (🇸🇰) · Slovak · 8 Oct, 12:15
• Rospotrebnadzor denies claims of a second case of the disease in IrkutskHaberler · Turkish · 8 Oct, 10:05
• Russia denies plague link in Siberia lab worker death amid WHO questionsIndia Today (🇮🇳) · 8 Oct, 10:12
• Second case of pneumonic plague infection? Russian authorities deny reportsdenik.cz (🇨🇿) · Czech · 8 Oct, 10:10
• Alarm after laboratory worker’s death. Russia denies reports of a second caseBankier.pl (🇵🇱) · Polish · 8 Oct, 13:17
• Russia denies reports of a second case linked to the laboratory of an anti-plague research institute in SiberiaNews.gr (🇬🇷) · Greek · 8 Oct, 10:19
• Russia denies 2nd infection in suspected pneumonic plague case after death of lab worker - 08/10/2026Jornal Diário do Grande ABC (🇧🇷) · Portuguese · 8 Oct, 10:36
• Russia denies a 2nd infection in suspected plague case after laboratory worker’s deathInfoMoney (🇧🇷) · Portuguese · 8 Oct, 14:10
• Russia denies second case linked to Siberian plague labThe Canberra Times (🇦🇺) · 8 Oct, 11:38
• TRT World - Russia denies second illness case amid Siberia 'plague' concernsTRT World · 8 Oct, 15:20
• Russia: Rejects reports of a second plague caseSigmalivecom · Greek · 8 Oct, 11:00
• Russia denies reports of 2nd ‘plague’ case in Siberia’s IrkutskAnews (🇹🇷) · 8 Oct, 15:07
• Russia denies reports of a second suspected case of plaguein.gr (🇬🇷) · Greek · 8 Oct, 14:38
• Index - Foreign - Moscow says there are no new patients after the death of an Irkutsk plague researcher; no one has been infectedindex.hu (🇭🇺) · Hungarian · 8 Oct, 15:30
• Plague in Siberia, Russia denies a second case: Daria Shipilova’s mother accusesIl Fatto Quotidiano (🇮🇹) · Italian · 8 Oct, 11:11
• Reports of a second case of illness in the Irkutsk region have been deniedLenta.RU (🇷🇺) · Russian · 8 Oct, 09:01
• Pneumonic plague in Siberia? The Kremlin calls reports of a second case “disinformation”Newsbeast (🇬🇷) · Greek · 8 Oct, 10:50
• Russia: Information about a second case at the plague laboratory is “false”Η ΚΑΘΗΜΕΡΙΝΗ (🇬🇷) · Greek · 8 Oct, 10:24
• Russia denies the existence of a second case linked to the plague laboratory in SiberiaiNewsgr.com · Greek · 8 Oct, 10:45
• Mysterious death of a laboratory technician at a Siberian laboratory. Moscow denies pneumonic plague infection, WHO requests dataTa3 · Slovak · 8 Oct, 10:15
• Plague: Russia rejects reports of a second caseΗ ΝΑΥΤΕΜΠΟΡΙΚΗ (🇬🇷) · Greek · 8 Oct, 10:41
• Kremlin intervention: “Lies and disinformation about a second plague case in Siberia”ΣΚΑΪ ΚΡΗΤΗΣ 92,1 FM (🇬🇷) · Greek · 8 Oct, 09:17
• Rospotrebnadzor rejected claims of the spread of pneumonic plague in Irkutsk Oblasttanjug.rs (🇷🇸) · Serbian · 8 Oct, 13:04
• Russia denies another plague case as WHO presses for more dataWashington Examiner (🇺🇸) · 8 Oct, 15:07
• Suspected plague in Siberia: After the unexplained death of a 28-year-old lab worker, Russia denies the existence of a second caselindependant.fr (🇫🇷) · French · 8 Oct, 10:44
• Russia denies a second suspected case of plague: “Fake news,” WHO seeks clarificationsAlbeu.com · 8 Oct, 14:51
• Russia plague lab news: Russia says reports of second case linked to Siberian plague lab are falseThe Economic Times (🇮🇳) · 8 Oct, 11:31
• Pneumonic plague in Irkutsk: Russia denies reports of new cases - NewsTelegraf.rs (🇷🇸) · Serbian · 8 Oct, 13:05
• Russia Denies Second Pneumonic Plague Case Amid Health ConcernsLifeSphere News · 8 Oct, 12:06
• Russia: Rejects reports of a second case as “false information”...The TOC (🇬🇷) · Greek · 8 Oct, 11:56
• Russia: Denies there is a second case of plagueLiFO.gr (🇬🇷) · Greek · 8 Oct, 17:15
• Russia. Plague suspicions in Siberia: no infection detected among contacts of the deceased lab workerVosgesMatin (🇫🇷) · French · 8 Oct, 16:10
• Plague in Siberia: Russia denies a second case; the researcher’s motherZazoom Social News (🇮🇹) · Italian · 8 Oct, 12:11
• Rospotrebnadzor denies a new case of plague infection in Irkutskyerkir.am (🇦🇲) · Armenian · 8 Oct, 00:00
• Reports say there is another case of pneumonic plague; Russia has respondedIndaNext Hungary Kft. (🇭🇺) · Hungarian · 8 Oct, 11:49
• Russia denies reports of a second case after a researcher at a plague institute dies — WHO requests more informationประชาไท · Thai · 8 Oct, 13:55
• Russia health officials deny reports of 2nd plague death in SiberiaCBC (🇨🇦) · 8 Oct, 10:24
• ‘False Information’: Russia Rejects Reports Of Second Plague Case After Lab Worker’s DeathNews18 (🇮🇳) · 8 Oct, 11:02
• Russia Denies Second Plague Case Amid WHO Inquiry, US Calls for TransparencyForth.News · 8 Oct, 11:14
• Russia says reports of second case linked to Siberian plague lab are false reut.rs/4jcxTNlreuters.com (🇬🇧) · 8 Oct, 11:35
• Russia’s public health watchdog denies a second infection in suspected pneumonic plague case https://ift.tt/fUkc8yYcapitalgazette.com (🇺🇸) · 8 Oct, 12:09
• Russia’s public health watchdog denies a second infection in suspected pneumonic plague case https://ift.tt/YIPldzDbaltimoresun.com (🇺🇸) · 8 Oct, 12:11
• Russia's public health watchdog denies a second infection in suspected pneumonic plague case https://ift.tt/cKIGYTMwgntv.com (🇺🇸) · 8 Oct, 13:58
• Russia's public health watchdog has denied that a lab worker who died in Siberia had spread infection to another person as global concerns swirled about suspect...apnews.com (🇺🇸) · 8 Oct, 14:00
• Russia denies second case of infectious disease - as WHO seeks to verify reports of new 'plague' contactSky News (🇬🇧) · 8 Oct, 14:19
• Russia's public health watchdog on Thursday denied that a lab worker who died in Siberia had spread infection to another person, as global concerns swirled abou...to.pbs.org (🇺🇸) · 8 Oct, 15:34
• Russia, enemies clash over plague: Moscow dismisses reports of 2nd case, Europe fears epidemic havocWION (🇮🇳) · 8 Oct, 17:36
• Russian official seeks to turn the page on a suspected pneumonic plague case but questions remainThe Killeen Daily Herald (🇺🇸) · 8 Oct, 18:26
• Russia calls 2nd plague case falsetaipeitimes.com · 8 Oct, 20:03
• Russian health agency: ‘Reports of a second suspected plague case are false’ - Latest newsansa.it (🇮🇹) · Italian · 8 Oct, 10:30
• Russia denies there was a second case at the anti-plague laboratory in Siberiaprotothema.gr (🇬🇷) · Greek · 8 Oct, 10:45
• Russian health agency: 'Rumors of a second suspected plague case are false' — Newsansa.it (🇮🇹) · Italian · 8 Oct, 12:00
• Rospotrebnadzor denied reports that another person fell ill after an employee of the plague research center in Irkutsk died1in.am (🇦🇲) · Armenian · 8 Oct, 12:30
• Russian health agency: “Rumors about a second suspected plague case are false” - Europeansa.it (🇮🇹) · Italian · 8 Oct, 15:00