Diplomatie & Gouvernance
Suspected plague in Russia: the death of an Irkutsk lab technician worries the WHO and Washington
published on
October 7, 2026
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More divergent than 59% of recent comparable stories (reference: 90 recent stories measured with the same method).
What the press did not cover
5omissions found
covered by 1 or 2 countries
1covered by 3 countries or more
4
United States2 omissionsCovered by
3 of 17
3 of 17contact testing results: two COVID-19 cases and two rhinovirus cases
release of 60% of people in quarantine
Venezuela2 omissionsCovered by3 of 17
3 of 17Russia's response to the WHO on October 6
Rospotrebnadzor's version of pneumonia of undetermined etiology
Finland1 omissionCovered by1 of 17
1 of 17Russia's response to the WHO stating that no plague cases were recorded in Irkutsk