WHO: No further signs of infections at Russian plague lab

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Today's top stories - October 6, 2026

Today's top stories - October 6, 2026

The World Health Organization (WHO) said Monday there were no further signs of infections at the Irkutsk Research Anti-Plague Institute of Siberia, following one researcher at the facility reportedly dying from the pneumonic plague.

“No case of this dangerous disease has been recorded in the city of Irkutsk, ​Russian Federation,” Russian authorities said in an official ​response to a WHO request, according to Reuters.

In a separate statement to The Hill’s partner, News Nation, WHO said, “all of the patient’s contacts have reportedly been identified and are being monitored for illness, and none to date have shown symptoms of illness.”

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