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This page will be revised when new information is published.","cites":[{"id":"health-outbreaks-irkutsk-who-don-no-diagnosis","n":7,"url":"https://www.who.int/emergencies/disease-outbreak-news/item/2026-DON620","publisher":"World Health Organization","short":"World Health Organization"},{"id":"health-outbreaks-irkutsk-pneumonia-unknown","n":13,"url":"https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/10/08/russia-says-checks-following-siberian-plague-lab-death-are-complete-a93926","publisher":"The Moscow Times","short":"The Moscow Times"}]},{"id":"1ymxhmt","at":"2026-10-10T00:00:00.000Z","title":"WHO publishes a Disease Outbreak News report; no evidence of ongoing transmission, no confirmed diagnosis","status":"confirmed","body":"WHO does not advise travel or trade restrictions. 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