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Axios: Білий дім стежить за ймовірним спалахом чуми в Росії

First reported 2026-10-04 23:54 UTC · Updated 2026-10-05 03:26 UTC · 3 independent sources

What happened

The White House is monitoring reports of a possible plague case and related quarantine measures in Russia, an official from the Trump administration told Axios.

Russian authorities placed nearly 200 people who had contact with Darya Shipilova under medical observation after her death in Irkutsk Oblast.

Authorities quarantined several medical facilities in the region, including hospitals in Irkutsk, according to UNIAN.

Shipilova’s plague infection has not been officially confirmed, and Rospotrebnadzor said she died from «pneumonia of unspecified etiology».

Authorities announced the death of 27-year-old Shipilova on October 2; one account says she broke a test tube containing the pathogen on September 25, while another links her death to a work trip to Buryatia.

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  1. 2026-10-04 23:54 UTCУкраїнська правда · pravda.com.ua ↗
  2. 2026-10-05 02:48 UTCNV · nv.ua ↗
  3. 2026-10-05 03:26 UTCУНІАН · unian.ua ↗

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