# Kremlin urges Russians to ignore ‘rumors’ of possible plague outbreak in Siberia

https://mins.news/en/item/86776

- Meduza, 2026-10-05 16:50 UTC
- Health
- Original: https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/10/05/kremlin-tells-russians-to-ignore-rumors-of-a-possible-plague-outbreak-in-siberia-u-s-and-eu-officials-say-they-re-monitoring-the-situation

> Presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov urged Russians to rely on official statements from Rospotrebnadzor amid reports of a possible plague outbreak in the Irkutsk region. The reports followed the death of an employee at the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Institute; the agency said she died of “pneumonia of unknown cause.” U.S. and EU officials said they were closely monitoring developments.

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