White House monitors reports of plague

Also reported as: White House monitors suspected Russian outbreak; In response to: Claim of a large Russian plague outbreak

• Confirmed A White House official (🇺🇸) said the US administration (🇺🇸) knew of a suspected plague outbreak in Irkutsk region. per White House (🇺🇸), via Axios (🇺🇸) Read with skepticism: political interest¹ 1
• Confirmed A White House official (🇺🇸) said the US administration (🇺🇸) monitored reports of suspected plague in Irkutsk and assessed options. via Axios (🇺🇸) Read with skepticism: unnamed source¹ 1
• An employee of the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Institute (🇷🇺) died at a hospital in Shelekhov. via Axios (🇺🇸) Read with skepticism: unnamed source¹ 1
• Unconfirmed reports said an Irkutsk Anti-Plague Institute (🇷🇺) employee had pneumonic plague. per unnamed sources Read with skepticism: unnamed source¹ 1
• Confirmed Rospotrebnadzor (🇷🇺) said the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Institute (🇷🇺) employee had pneumonia of unknown origin. per Rospotrebnadzor (🇷🇺) Read with skepticism: record of concealment¹ 1
• Claimed A People of Baikal (🇷🇺) healthcare source said Irkutsk doctors openly discussed plague. per unnamed sources, via Axios (🇺🇸) Read with skepticism: unnamed source¹ 1
• The plague diagnosis did not appear in official documents. per unnamed sources Read with skepticism: unnamed source, no evidence shown¹ 1

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• White House says it’s monitoring reports of plague in Russia, ‘assessing options’Meduza (🇱🇻) · 5 Oct, 08:02