Observed arrival · 2026-10-06
Plague Tracker — Irkutsk 2026
A public tracker that gathers reports about a suspected plague event in Russia’s Irkutsk region and scores claims by sourcing and likelihood.
- For
- Readers checking reports about the Irkutsk event
- Worth noticing
- Its overview lists 47 claims, 106 sources, and 12 places, alongside separate confidence figures for deaths and contacts.
Field notes
The overview says the tracker had 47 claims, 106 sources, and 12 places at its 6 October, 13:30 GMT+8 update; an automated scan is shown at the same time. It lists one death as officially confirmed and 189 contacts under observation, each with a separate confidence figure. Navigation links to Map, Claims, Sources, and Methodology, while a prominent notice directs people with possible exposure to emergency numbers and warns against self-medication.
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Editorial observations of this landing page, not a rating.
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