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Oct 15, 2026
Jonathan FinkHOST
Tuesday, 6th of October, Russia finally answers the World Health Organization.
Jonathan FinkHOST
Its reply, "No case of plague has recently been registered in Irkutsk Oblast." The WHO's preliminary assessments put the risk at moderate to low for Irkutsk.
Jonathan FinkHOST
Well, based on Russian lies and absence of data, that's probably all they can do.
Jonathan FinkHOST
They also register it, uh, low for wider Russia and very low for Europe.
Keegan BillingsHOST
Russian authorities said the worker, Darya Shapovalova, age 28, died of pneumonia on October 7th of unknown origin, which prompted officials to carry out preventative measures in the region, such as contact tracing.
Keegan BillingsHOST
The governor of Irkutsk, Igor Kobzev, in a social media post on August 8th, said that those preventative measures have been completed.
Keegan BillingsHOST
He added that no incidents or accidents involving pathogenic microorganisms were identified at the research lab.
Keegan BillingsHOST
Meanwhile, following the suspected case of the plague in Siberia, Hulunbuir City in Inner Mongolia, near the Russian border, has issued a risk advisory on plague prevention and control.
Keegan BillingsHOST
The advisory urged individuals arriving from plague-endemic areas in the Russian Far East to closely monitor their health.
Keegan BillingsHOST
The center said that should any suspected symptoms appear, they should immediately seek medical attention at the nearest healthcare facility and truthfully disclose their travel history to the plague-endemic region.
Keegan BillingsHOST
Now, the Hulunbuir CDC attributed the advisory to the recent death of that lab worker from pneumonia of unknown origin at the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Institute of Siberia and Far East in Russia that has drawn widespread international attention.
Keegan BillingsHOST
The center noted that while the specific cause of death has not yet been clear, the nature of the Anti-Plague Institute and the region's status as a unique natural focus for the disease have sparked discussions regarding potential public health risks.
BKHOST
Uh, let's see here.
BKHOST
There is no indication that this Siberian institute in the Irkutsk region was doing bioweapons research.
BKHOST
Um, anything else? Shipilova herself was involved in testing which antibiotics and doses worked against Y pestis.
BKHOST
P-E-S-T-I-S.
BKHOST
They did not warn doctors that, "Hey, you are treating irradiated patients.
BKHOST
You know? You're on a need to know basis, and only the Russian government needs to know everything, and we'll, you just fuck off and do your job." Yeah, here [laughs] goes.
BKHOST
As The New York Times writes, "Nondisclosure has long been the modus operandi, or MO, of the Soviet, and now Russian, bureaucracy." Uh, the governor of the Irkutsk region sought to, uh, allay some fears in a video message on Thursday.
BKHOST
His name is Igor Kobzev.
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Initial media reports suggested pneumonic plague following an accidental lab exposure.
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WHO is aware that the Russian government held a meeting on the second of October because they suspected a resident of the Irkutsk Oblast had contracted a dangerous infection.
Donald TrumpVOICE_ACTOR
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Jeff BerwickHOST
isThat they had their Illuminati puppet, Taylor Swift, put out her song Patient Zero six years, six months, and six days after the Covades was declared an emergency in the US.
Lakshmi SinghHOST
NPR's Charles Maynes reports from Moscow the woman's death raised concerns about a potential outbreak of plague or some other deadly pathogen.
Charles MaynesCORRESPONDENT
Ever since the death of a female lab technician in Russia's Irkutsk region last week, Russian health authorities have insisted she succumbed to an unknown form of pneumonia rather than the plague.
Charles MaynesCORRESPONDENT
Irkutsk Governor Igor Kobzev all but declared that version final.
Charles MaynesCORRESPONDENT
Kobzev said the deceased lab technician had been vaccinated and was immune to the deadly pathogen she worked with.
Charles MaynesCORRESPONDENT
He also said thousands of tests found no evidence of infection among other lab workers and that life in Irkutsk would be going back to normal.
Charles MaynesCORRESPONDENT
Charles Maynes, NPR News, Moscow.
Lakshmi SinghHOST
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Korva ColemanHOST
NPR's Charles Maynes reports this has raised concerns about a potential outbreak of plague.
Charles MaynesCORRESPONDENT
Ever since the death of a female lab technician in Russia's Irkutsk region last week, Russian health authorities have insisted she succumbed to an unknown form of pneumonia rather than the plague.
Charles MaynesCORRESPONDENT
Irkutsk Governor Igor Kobzev all but declared that version final.
Charles MaynesCORRESPONDENT
Kobzev said the deceased lab technician had been vaccinated and was immune to the deadly pathogen she worked with.
Charles MaynesCORRESPONDENT
He also said thousands of tests found no evidence of infection among other lab workers and that life in Irkutsk would be going back to normal.
Charles MaynesCORRESPONDENT
The de facto declaration of an end to the investigation comes despite calls by the World Health Organization and the White House for more Russian transparency about the case.
Korva ColemanHOST
NPR's Charles Maynes.
Dave MattinglyHOST
As NPR's Charles Maynes reports from Moscow, the woman's death has raised concerns about a potential outbreak of plague or some other deadly pathogen.
Charles MaynesCORRESPONDENT
Ever since the death of a female lab technician in Russia's Irkutsk region last week, Russian health authorities have insisted she succumbed to an unknown form of pneumonia rather than the plague.
Charles MaynesCORRESPONDENT
Irkutsk Governor Igor Kobzev all but declared that version final.
Charles MaynesCORRESPONDENT
Kobzev said the deceased lab technician had been vaccinated and was immune to the deadly pathogen she worked with.
Charles MaynesCORRESPONDENT
He also said thousands of tests found no evidence of infection among other lab workers and that life in Irkutsk would be going back to normal.
Charles MaynesCORRESPONDENT
The de facto declaration of an end to the investigation comes despite calls by the World Health Organization and the White House for more Russian transparency about the case.
Charles MaynesCORRESPONDENT
Charles Maynes, NPR News, Moscow.
Rubina MargossianHOST
The education ministry has initiated a process to revoke the teacher's right to teach.
Rubina MargossianHOST
And the health ministry is operating a task force that is monitoring reports about the spread of pneumonic plague in Russia's Irkutsk region.
Rubina MargossianHOST
The Armenian government has also established an Inter-Agency Coordination Commission to oversee measures aimed at preventing the introduction and spread of plague in Armenia.
Rubina MargossianHOST
The Commission will coordinate preventative measures and submit any proposals requiring inter-agency coordination to the Prime Minister's Office.
Roubina MargossianHOST
The education ministry has initiated a process to revoke the teacher's right to teach.
Roubina MargossianHOST
And the health ministry is operating a task force that is monitoring reports about the spread of pneumonic plague in Russia's Irkutsk region.
Roubina MargossianHOST
The Armenian government has also established an Inter-Agency Coordination Commission to oversee measures aimed at preventing the introduction and spread of plague in Armenia.
Roubina MargossianHOST
The Commission will coordinate preventative measures and submit any proposals requiring inter-agency coordination to the Prime Minister's Office.
J.R. RochfordHOST
W- a- anyway, so the State Department is monitoring reports of a suspec- suspected fatal pneumonic plague, is that like bubonic except pneumonic, in Russia, and is pressing Moscow to release accurate information quickly while key details rema- remain unconfirmed.
J.R. RochfordHOST
A State Department official told Fox News that the United States is aware of reports of a death in Irkutsk Oblast, a region in southeastern Siberia, and is tracking the situation with Centers for Disea- Disease Control...
J.R. RochfordHOST
Man, I'm having trouble today, and Prevention and other federal agencies.
J.R. RochfordHOST
The official stressed that many facts have not been verified and called on Russian authorities to disclose what they know.
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