# Russia tells WHO there are no plague cases in Siberian city

https://mins.news/en/item/87935

- Reuters, 2026-10-06 12:25 UTC
- Health
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/who-says-no-signs-further-russian-infections-after-plague-lab-worker-dies-2026-10-06/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6ac4e89fa431ad00017b0c19

> Russian authorities told the World Health Organization on Tuesday that no plague cases had been identified in the Siberian city of Irkutsk, where a laboratory worker at a plague research institute died last week, a spokesperson for the UN health agency said.

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