### [2026-10-4](/feed/2026/10/4/index.md)

##### Russia
# A lab worker in Russia's Irkutsk Anti-Plague Institute in Shelekhov, Irkutsk Oblast, Siberia, dies from a pneumonic plague caused by "Yersinia pestis", with nearly 200 workers in quarantine. 




### Sources:

1. [EuroWeekly News](https://euroweeklynews.com/2026/10/04/russia-plague-alert-as-lab-worker-dies-and-200-people-are-placed-in-quarantine/)
2. [Kyiv Independent](https://kyivindependent.com/plague-death-triggers-quarantine-mask-mandates-in-russias-irkutsk-region-in-siberia/)

### Changes:

1. Darya Shipilova, a lab worker in Russia's Irkutsk Anti-Plague Institute in Shelekhov, Irkutsk Oblast, Siberia, dies from a pneumonic plague caused by Yersinia pestis, with 200 workers in quarantine.  _2026-10-05 04:12:05 (First version)_
1. A lab worker in Russia's Irkutsk Anti-Plague Institute in Shelekhov, Irkutsk Oblast, Siberia, dies from a pneumonic plague caused by "Yersinia pestis", with nearly 200 workers in quarantine.  _(Current version)_

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