{"apiVersion":"1","revision":"d20b1e49c7c45c9940396169c36e84b3e0f6797e86614c4354a4512613f64e4c","updatedAt":"2026-10-07T05:13:11.245Z","url":"https://russiaplague.live/api/v1/countries/RU/reports/1.json","datasetUrl":"https://russiaplague.live/data/","citationUrl":"https://russiaplague.live/countries/russia/","data":{"page":1,"pageSize":50,"total":8,"pages":1,"previous":null,"next":null,"items":[{"id":"RU:ru-local-measures-oct6","country":"RU","countryName":"Russia","title":"Institute staff released; maternity-center access remains restricted","summary":"Local reporters described the release of institute staff by October 5 and visitor restrictions at Irkutsk’s Perinatal Center. Release from precautionary quarantine is not a reported recovery from infection.","status":"context","publishedAt":"2026-10-06","source":{"id":"meduza-2026-10-06-local","title":"Residents describe hospital restrictions and the release of institute staff","publisher":"Meduza / People of Baikal","url":"https://meduza.io/en/feature/2026/10/06/a-28-year-old-plague-researcher-died-in-russia-authorities-have-imposed-a-quarantine-but-deny-any-threat-of-plague-and-locals-are-struggling-to-make-sense-of-it","publishedAt":"2026-10-06","retrievedAt":"2026-10-07","type":"news"},"citationUrl":"https://russiaplague.live/countries/russia/"},{"id":"RU:ru-ecdc-assessment-oct6","country":"RU","countryName":"Russia","title":"ECDC reports no secondary cases or sustained transmission","summary":"ECDC said the available evidence did not show secondary cases or sustained person-to-person spread, while monitoring the Russian investigation with WHO Europe.","status":"context","publishedAt":"2026-10-06","source":{"id":"ecdc-2026-10-06","title":"ECDC assessment of the Irkutsk pneumonia investigation","publisher":"ECDC","url":"https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/news-events/ecdc-closely-monitoring-situation-following-case-pneumonia-unknown-origin-russia","publishedAt":"2026-10-06","retrievedAt":"2026-10-07","type":"official"},"citationUrl":"https://russiaplague.live/countries/russia/"},{"id":"RU:ru-second-death-oct6","country":"RU","countryName":"Russia","title":"Second death reported in the Irkutsk region","summary":"IBTimes UK relays news reporting of a second hospital death allegedly linked to plague. It notes that the second death and its cause have not been independently verified. Included in reported totals under the project’s news-sufficient reporting policy.","status":"unconfirmed","publishedAt":"2026-10-06","source":{"id":"ibtimes-second-death-2026-10-06","title":"Second hospital death reported in the Irkutsk region","publisher":"IBTimes UK","url":"https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/reported-second-death-russian-hospital-plague-claims-1824080","publishedAt":"2026-10-06","retrievedAt":"2026-10-07","type":"news"},"citationUrl":"https://russiaplague.live/countries/russia/"},{"id":"RU:ru-contacts-testing-oct6","country":"RU","countryName":"Russia","title":"Russia reports no plague detected among the worker’s contacts","summary":"Reuters relayed the health watchdog’s statement on testing among contacts. That scoped statement does not establish a complete regional or national active-case count.","status":"context","publishedAt":"2026-10-06","source":{"id":"reuters-2026-10-06","title":"Russia says no plague cases detected among contacts of deceased lab worker","publisher":"Reuters","url":"https://www.investing.com/news/world-news/russia-says-no-plague-cases-detected-among-contacts-of-deceased-lab-worker-4934632","publishedAt":"2026-10-06","retrievedAt":"2026-10-07","type":"news"},"citationUrl":"https://russiaplague.live/countries/russia/"},{"id":"RU:ru-who-briefing-oct6","country":"RU","countryName":"Russia","title":"WHO investigates lab worker’s death; contacts show no symptoms","summary":"WHO described one laboratory worker’s death under investigation. Contacts were reportedly monitored without symptoms, and the agency requested information about testing and circumstances. The cause of death remained unresolved.","status":"context","publishedAt":"2026-10-06","source":{"id":"who-unog-2026-10-06","title":"WHO briefing on the suspected Irkutsk plague death","publisher":"WHO / UN Geneva","url":"https://www.unognewsroom.org/story/en/3289/irkutsk-suspected-plague-death-who","publishedAt":"2026-10-06","retrievedAt":"2026-10-07","type":"official"},"citationUrl":"https://russiaplague.live/countries/russia/"},{"id":"RU:ru-irkutsk-investigation","country":"RU","countryName":"Russia","title":"Fatal illness under investigation in Irkutsk","summary":"A research institute employee died after developing pneumonia of unknown cause. Authorities imposed quarantine measures. A plague diagnosis remains unconfirmed; this report does not establish a confirmed plague death.","status":"unconfirmed","publishedAt":"2026-10-05","source":{"id":"ap-2026-10-05","title":"Russia reports a worker at a Siberian plague institute got pneumonia from an unknown cause and died","publisher":"Associated Press","url":"https://apnews.com/article/9ddc8e3e064637853407bfd24d8937f5","publishedAt":"2026-10-05","retrievedAt":"2026-10-06","type":"news"},"citationUrl":"https://russiaplague.live/countries/russia/"},{"id":"RU:ru-international-monitoring","country":"RU","countryName":"Russia","title":"US officials monitor reports from Russia","summary":"US officials are following reports of a suspected case and related quarantines. Russian health authorities had not confirmed the diagnosis at the time of publication.","status":"unconfirmed","publishedAt":"2026-10-04","source":{"id":"axios-2026-10-04","title":"White House monitors suspected plague outbreak in Russia","publisher":"Axios","url":"https://www.axios.com/2026/10/04/russia-plague-outbreak-white-house-us","publishedAt":"2026-10-04","retrievedAt":"2026-10-06","type":"news"},"citationUrl":"https://russiaplague.live/countries/russia/"},{"id":"RU:ru-shelekhov-quarantine-oct2","country":"RU","countryName":"Russia","title":"Shelekhov hospital quarantined after reported fatal illness","summary":"Meduza reported one fatal illness and 189 contacts hospitalized for observation. The hospital’s outpatient service remained open. Observation admissions are not counted as infections.","status":"unconfirmed","publishedAt":"2026-10-02","source":{"id":"meduza-2026-10-02-quarantine","title":"Hospital in Russia’s Irkutsk region quarantined amid reports that a patient died of pneumonic plague","publisher":"Meduza","url":"https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/10/02/hospital-in-russia-s-irkutsk-region-quarantined-amid-reports-that-a-patient-died-of-pneumonic-plague","publishedAt":"2026-10-02","retrievedAt":"2026-10-07","type":"news"},"citationUrl":"https://russiaplague.live/countries/russia/"}]}}