Reports of a Plague Outbreak in Russia Follow the Death of a Researcher

Several hospitals in the Irkutsk region have been shut down and up to 200 workers have been quarantined.

MOTHER JONES: RUSSIA'S PLAGUE

 



When COVID began, few paid attention, but tRUMP fired U.S. specialists who were in CHINA - maybe they could have sounded the alarm. We'll never know. Early on, CHINA made the GENOME publicly available - it was known to be an RNA VIRUS - that means it MUTATES! 

TRUMP defunded the WHO that the U.S. created.

RUSSIA  now has a "PLAGUE" that's killing people. 

RUSSIA has failed to make ANY INFORMATION PUBLIC or share the GENOME. 

WHAT KIND OF PLAGUE? 

Is it possible that RUSSIA's public health system is that poor? 

While this may not threaten us yet, it's important to follow and wonder how poor RUSSIA's infrastructure is.

October 4, 2026

Reports of a Plague Outbreak in Russia Follow the Death of a Researcher

Several hospitals in the Irkutsk region have been shut down and up to 200 workers have been quarantined.

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/10/reports-of-a-lethal-virus-outbreak-in-russia-follow-the-death-of-a-researcher/?utm_source=mj-newsletters&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-newsletter-10-05-2026

FROM WHO: 

Surveillance remains essential to control plague 

Plague is a bacterial disease that usually spreads between animals through fleas and can sometimes infect people. 

Between 2019 and 2025, 10 countries reported suspected human plague cases to WHO, six of which reported confirmed cases. Overall, 3847 suspected cases and 423 deaths were reported to WHO, corresponding to a case fatality rate of 11%. Most cases were reported from the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Madagascar, where plague remains endemic in some areas. Plague may also occur in countries that do not report cases, and annual case numbers fluctuated depending on the timing, location and magnitude of outbreaks. 

Continued surveillance of rodent and other animal populations, together with rapid response to outbreaks, remains essential to detect plague early, reduce transmission and prevent larger outbreaks.  

WHO: PLAGUE