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Irkutsk Anti-Plague Institute
Russian anti-epidemic research institute
The Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute of Siberia and the Far East is a Russian microbiological and anti-epidemic research institute in Irkutsk. It was established in 1934, from a laboratory founded in 1923, as the scientific and operational centre of the Soviet anti-plague system for Siberia and the Far East.
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6 stories- Oct 10Russian Lab Death Remains UnexplainedBalancedThe World Health Organization said it found no evidence of ongoing transmission after a 28-year-old worker at Russia’s Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute died on Oct. 2 after developing pneumonia.Balanced8articles
- Oct 9Russia’s Plague Secrecy Sparks Global AlarmBalancedRussian officials said preventive monitoring has ended after Darya Shipilova, a 28-year-old worker at the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute, died on Oct. 2 after severe pneumonia.Balanced11articles
- Oct 8Russia Denies Second Plague CaseBalancedRussia denied that a second person was infected after contact with Darya Shipilova, a 28-year-old worker at the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute who died on October 2 after severe pneumonia.Balanced41articles
- Oct 7WHO Questions Russia On Second IllnessBalancedDarya Shipilova, a 28-year-old Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute employee, died after hospitalization with severe pneumonia.Balanced63articles
- Oct 6U.S. Presses Russia For Plague DetailsBalancedThe 28-year-old technician at the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute died after developing pneumonia.Balanced71articles
- Oct 5Siberia Plague Lab Worker DiesBalancedA 28-year-old Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute employee died after developing severe pneumonia, though Russian authorities have not confirmed plague as the cause.Balanced74articles
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