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Russia accused of covering up plague outbreak — as travel warnings and news of lab death disappear

Officials in the Irkutsk region urged residents not to travel to the town of Shelekhov where a scientist reportedly died of pneumonic plague over the weekend, but deleted the warning hours later.

Curated by Brimstone Editorial Desk · Source: NY Post ·
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Brimstone Report is tracking this as a curated world brief. The source report from NY Post says: Officials in the Irkutsk region urged residents not to travel to the town of Shelekhov where a scientist reportedly died of pneumonic plague over the weekend, but deleted the warning hours later.

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  • Primary source: NY Post
  • Published: Oct 6, 2026, 11:04 PM UTC
  • Coverage area: World
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  • Topic signals: developing story metadata

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  1. Source published: Oct 6, 2026, 11:04 PM UTC
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