# ARVI incidence in Irkutsk Region 12.6% below epidemic threshold — watchdog

https://mins.news/en/item/87048

- TASS, 2026-10-05 21:22 UTC
- Health
- Original: https://tass.com/society/2197869

> Rospotrebnadzor says acute respiratory viral infection incidence in the Irkutsk Region is 12.6% below the epidemic threshold and matches long-term averages. Rhinovirus is predominant, while initial influenza cases, mostly A(H1N1), are being recorded. Earlier online rumors that an anti-plague institute employee had plague were followed by a diagnosis of pneumonia of undetermined etiology.

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