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Oct 11, 2026
BKHOST
Uh, the Russian government did conduct thousands of tests on others in the community and on her own remains.
BKHOST
So are they hiding something or what? The Russian public health regulator, ooh, this is a mouthful, is known as Rospotrebnadzor.
BKHOST
Uh, according to them, [laughs] Shpilo- Shpilova's remains did not test positive for any of the dangerous pathogens she was working on at the institute, which includes the bacterium that caused the plague.
BKHOST
So that Russian public health regulator said she died of pneumonia of an unknown origin.
Annie JacobsenSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Situation is stable, is impossible to square with its initial emergency response, which included FSB.
Annie JacobsenSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Further, Rospotrebnadzor chief, equivalent of HHS plus CDC plus or minus DHS, initially flew to Irkutsk to convene an extraordinary anti-epidemic commission over a particularly dangerous infectious disease reported to be pneumonic plague."
Type 3 AudioNARRATOR
Local universities and schools have canceled some classes and extended mask mandates.
Type 3 AudioNARRATOR
On the lab's website, they mention gain-of-function research for making bacteria more virulent.
Jeffrey JaxenCORRESPONDENT
This is called BEACON.
Jeffrey JaxenCORRESPONDENT
And Beacon writes, "The involvement of Russia's national level Rospotrebnadzor leadership," that's basically like their FBI Homeland Security.
Jeffrey JaxenCORRESPONDENT
So they're saying they were in, they, uh, that...
Jeffrey JaxenCORRESPONDENT
I'm sorry, that's like their F- FDA.
speaker_2NARRATOR
Rumors circulated that the laboratory worker may have been exposed to plague bacteria during her work, though Russian authorities say there is no evidence to support those claims.
speaker_2NARRATOR
Russia's health watchdog, Rospotrebnadzor, said inspections at the institute found no indication of accidents involving dangerous pathogens, and stressed there was no evidence linking the woman's death to her professional duties.
speaker_2NARRATOR
The seriousness of the situation was underscored by the decision of Rospotrebnadzor chief, Anna Popova, to travel to the region for emergency consultations.
speaker_2NARRATOR
Local authorities also introduced precautionary measures.
Tim PoolHOST
Unverified reports suggest she fell ill after a potential lab leak or contracted the illness after traveling to another region.
Tim PoolHOST
Russia's health and consumer watchdog, Rospotrebnadzor, see I tried, I tried, said she died of a pneumonia of unknown origin.
Tim PoolHOST
Well, we do have this from Fox News.
Tim PoolHOST
The World Health Organization is investigating reports of a second lab worker plague death in Russia as the US also presses for answers.
ClaudiaNARRATOR
Russia moves to tamp down speculation about plague in Siberia.
ClaudiaNARRATOR
The country's consumer watchdog has said only that an employee of an anti-plague institute in the Ural region contracted pneumonia.
ClaudiaNARRATOR
The rumors have been swirling for days that a young lab worker died of suspected plague in Siberia, that the authorities feared an epidemic might spread and had quarantined hundreds of people, while concrete Information is scant, conflicting reports abound.
ClaudiaNARRATOR
Russia's consumer watchdog, which oversees disease control, has said only that an employee of an anti-plague institute in the Ural region was diagnosed with pneumonia of unknown origin.
ClaudiaNARRATOR
With the Kremlin on Monday urging people to ignore speculation, here is what to know.
ClaudiaNARRATOR
The official line.
ClaudiaNARRATOR
The Russian consumer watchdog did not name the employee.
ClaudiaNARRATOR
In a statement carried by state news outlets and published in pieces, the agency said that no microorganisms linked to her professional activity were identified in the patient's samples and that no health changes related to infectious pathology had been identified among her contacts.
ClaudiaNARRATOR
Russia moves to tamp down speculation about plague in Siberia.
ClaudiaNARRATOR
The country's consumer watchdog has said only that an employee of an anti-plague institute in the Ural region contracted pneumonia.
ClaudiaNARRATOR
The rumors have been swirling for days that a young lab worker died of suspected plague in Siberia, that the authorities feared an epidemic might spread and had quarantined hundreds of people, while concrete Information is scant, conflicting reports abound.
ClaudiaNARRATOR
Russia's consumer watchdog, which oversees disease control, has said only that an employee of an anti-plague institute in the Ural region was diagnosed with pneumonia of unknown origin.
ClaudiaNARRATOR
With the Kremlin on Monday urging people to ignore speculation, here is what to know.
ClaudiaNARRATOR
The official line.
ClaudiaNARRATOR
The Russian consumer watchdog did not name the employee.
ClaudiaNARRATOR
In a statement carried by state news outlets and published in pieces, the agency said that no microorganisms linked to her professional activity were identified in the patient's samples and that no health changes related to infectious pathology had been identified among her contacts.
Joe ThomasHOST
I'm going to give this another shot.
Joe ThomasHOST
Rasputin, Deezer, whatever, said 60% of the identified contacts had been tested and no plague or any other serious infectious diseases had been found amongst them.
Joe ThomasHOST
And Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito says too many emergency appeals are coming to the Supreme Court and by his book.
Joe ThomasHOST
Those were the two things he said yesterday.
PipHOST
What is the official position?
StackCORRESPONDENT
Rospotrebnadzor, the national public health agency, says she died of pneumonia of unspecified origin, elsewhere rendered as pneumonia of unknown etiology, and insists no plague cases have been detected in the region.
StackCORRESPONDENT
The Kremlin spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, told the public to ignore what he called rumors and speculations.
HeapCORRESPONDENT
Pneumonia of unspecified origin at an anti-plague institute.
Tim PoolHOST
Is impossible to square with its initial emergency response, which included the FSB." That is the Russian FBI.
Tim PoolHOST
Further, Rospotrebd... [chuckles] R- Rospotrebnadzor chief, that's a, that's a mouthful, equivalent to their HHS and CDC, initially flew to Irkutsk to convene an extraordinary anti-epidemic commission over a particularly dangerous infectious disease reported to be pneumonic plague.
Tim PoolHOST
Local universities and schools have been canceled, some classes, and extended mask mandates.
Tim PoolHOST
On the lab's website, they mention gain-of-function research for making bacteria more virulent.
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