Captured between 2026-10-22T23:12:19.492Z and 2026-10-22T23:12:19.515Z. This is a captured core record, not a reconstruction of an arbitrary earlier moment.
Status: published
A 28-year-old employee at an anti-plague laboratory in Irkutsk died of pneumonia following the accidental breakage of a test tube containing a biological sample. Approximately 200 people have been placed in quarantine amid reported concerns of potential pneumonic plague. The exact pathogen responsible for the infection remains unconfirmed.
Category: biological-release · Location: Irkutsk
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Global Event Monitor. Laboratory worker dies and 200 quarantined following biological release in Irkutsk. 2026-10-05T11:50:05.697Z. Status: published. urn:global-events-monitor:event:4694. https://global.eventmonitor.net/record/4694/revision/1d1b84fa420377e77e803547dd08d2565e7a4eb63f6cb2b5f6aac349ddaf92ce
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