Map · updated October 6, 2026
This map shows every location named in official statements and major reporting about the pneumonic plague reports in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia. Right now, no location has a confirmed case.
Pins mark the town or facility named in reporting, not a precise address.
Death under investigation · Quarantine site
Shelekhov, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia · October 2, 2026
The technician was treated here from September 29 and died overnight from October 1 to October 2. The hospital was placed under quarantine, and more than 100 contacts were isolated in its wards.
Source: The Moscow Times
Quarantine or monitoring site · Workplace of the deceased technician · Staff isolation reported
Irkutsk, Russia · October 5, 2026
Local outlets reported that a laboratory accident happened here on September 25, which Russian authorities deny. RFE/RL reported, citing employees and relatives, that more than 60 staff have been isolated inside the institute since October 2. Officials have not confirmed this.
Sources: Contagion Live, TIME, RFE/RL
A location is added only when an official statement or a credible news report names it. Each pin keeps its source so you can check it yourself. Pins mark the town or facility, never a home address, and nothing is shown as a confirmed case until a health authority confirms it.
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