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"The region is taking preventive measures under the strict supervision of Rospotrebnadzor (the Russian Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Wellbeing),” Kobzev commented on the death of Shipilov for the first time on October 4, but did not name him directly, instead referring to him as "an employee of the Irkutsk Institute for the Plague." #IrkutskiKatk #VenemaaTervishoid #Epidemia (translated)

The Russian authorities are concealing information about a case of plague infection that occurred in the Irkutsk region, resulting in the death of laboratory technician Darja Šipilova, while strict preventive measures, including quarantine and a mask mandate, are being implemented in the area. #IrkutskiKatk #VenemaaTervishoid #Epidemia (translated)

Tero Tuominen wrote about the laboratory accident that occurred in Irkutsk and wondered if there was reason to be at least mildly concerned. He referred to Pirha's description, which stated that pulmonary plague can develop from untreated bubonic plague and spread from person to person through droplets. According to Tuominen, Pirha had also noted that untreated pulmonary plague is fatal, and even with treatment, the mortality rate is 50%. #turpo #Irkutsk #laboratorioonnettomuus #terveys (translated)

According to Russian media, nearly 200 people in the Irkutsk region of Southern Siberia have been quarantined due to a suspected plague death, in which a young laboratory technician reportedly died from a pulmonary plague infection from a broken test tube. #ruttokuolema #Siperiassa #terveys (translated)

In the city of Šelehovo in Siberia, 28-year-old lab technician Darja Šipilova died after contracting tuberculosis, following the breaking of a test tube containing the tuberculosis pathogen in the lab, which led to 200 people being placed in quarantine and strict safety measures being implemented. #kopsukatk #Irkutski #teadus (translated)