# WHO in contact with Russia over unknown-etiology pneumonia case in Irkutsk Region

https://mins.news/en/item/87166

- TASS, 2026-10-05 23:26 UTC
- Health
- Original: https://tass.com/society/2197879

> WHO spokesman Christian Lindmeier said the organization is working with Russian health authorities to verify a case of pneumonia of unknown etiology in an employee of the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute. Russia said the region’s sanitary and epidemiological situation remained stable, with monitoring and preventive measures nearing completion.

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