# Russia clears plague case after contact tracing

> Russia confirms no health risks after tracing contacts of reported plague death.
- Title: Russia clears plague case after contact tracing | Shortify
- Summary: Russia confirms no health risks after tracing contacts of reported plague death. Russia says a woman who reportedly died of plague in Irkutsk region…
- Keywords: russia, ir kutsk, plague, community-acquired pneumonia, contact tracing, governor igor kobzev, rospotrebnadzor, news, world, clears, case, contact
- Source: The Straits Times — https://straitstimes.com/world/europe/russia-says-all-clear-after-contact-tracing-in-reported-plague-case
- Published: 2026-10-09T02:50:00+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: russia, ir kutsk, plague, community-acquired pneumonia, contact tracing, governor igor kobzev, rospotrebnadzor, news, world
## Russia says no health risks
Russia has not confirmed the woman died of plague, and Governor Igor Kobzev said she contracted community-acquired pneumonia.

> Russia has not confirmed the woman died of plague, and Governor Igor Kobzev said she contracted community-acquired pneumonia.
## Contact tracing complete
Medical monitoring of all contacts found no health issues or dangerous microorganisms after tracing a reported plague death.

> Medical monitoring of all contacts has... concluded. No health issues related to infectious disease were detected.
## International concern
The US, EU, and WHO expressed concern after reports of a plague death in Irkutsk region, with dozens quarantined.

> The United States, the European Union and the World Health Organisation all expressed concern, calling on Russia to be transparent about the situation.
## Key takeaway

Russia says a woman who reportedly died of plague in Irkutsk region contracted community-acquired pneumonia, not plague, after contact tracing found no health issues.