# PlagueIntel

> Independent plague outbreak intelligence. Tracks the suspected pneumonic plague death in Irkutsk, Russia (October 2026), natural plague foci worldwide, WHO case data 2019-2025 and live plague news signals in 7 languages. Every claim is labelled official, reported, disputed or retracted and sourced.

Key facts (as of 5 October 2026): Rospotrebnadzor gives the Irkutsk cause of death as "pneumonia of undetermined etiology"; plague is reported by media but not confirmed. 197 contacts identified, none plague-positive. WHO 2019-2025: 3,860 suspected human plague cases from 10 countries, 423 deaths; DR Congo and Madagascar account for 97.7% of confirmed cases.

## Briefings
- [Irkutsk 2026 briefing](https://plagueintel.com/irkutsk-2026): timeline, official line vs reports, quarantines, rumour check
- [Чума в Иркутске (RU)](https://plagueintel.com/ru/irkutsk-2026)

## Reference
- [What is plague](https://plagueintel.com/what-is-plague)
- [Pneumonic plague](https://plagueintel.com/pneumonic-plague)
- [Bubonic plague](https://plagueintel.com/bubonic-plague)
- [Symptoms](https://plagueintel.com/symptoms)
- [Treatment and vaccines](https://plagueintel.com/treatment)
- [History](https://plagueintel.com/history)
- [Countries](https://plagueintel.com/countries)
- [Map](https://plagueintel.com/map)
- [FAQ](https://plagueintel.com/faq)

## Data (CC BY 4.0)
- [Event record JSON](https://plagueintel.com/api/v1/event.json)
- [WHO cases 2019-2025 JSON](https://plagueintel.com/api/v1/who-cases.json)
- [Natural foci JSON](https://plagueintel.com/api/v1/foci.json)
- [Signals JSON](https://plagueintel.com/api/v1/signals.json)
- [Methodology](https://plagueintel.com/methodology)