The Troubled History of Russia’s Anti-Plague Institute
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Russia has refused five times to provide the World Health Organization (WHO) with detailed information about the circumstances of the death of Darya Sipilova, who died of suspected plague at an Irkutsk institute that has been plagued by serious safety deficiencies for years and works closely with the Russian Defense Ministry, the WSJ reported.
<p>Russia refused to disclose to WHO data on the mysterious death of an employee of the anti-plague institute, Russia has refused five times to provide WHO details of the death of Darya Shipilova. The institute has had security problems for years and cooperated from the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.</p>
WSJ: A research institute near Irkutsk is concealing a deadly infection and its ties to Russia’s Ministry of Defense
The Irkutsk Research Anti-Plague Institute of Siberia and the Far East in the city of Shelekhov has become embroiled in an international scandal over attempts Запись WSJ: A research institute near Irkutsk is concealing a deadly infection and its ties to Russia’s Ministry of Defense впервые появилась GuildHall.
In the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Institute, whose employee, 28-year-old Daria Shipilova, died in October 2026, biological safety requirements have been violated for years.
In the greatest secret, the Siberian institute broke the rules, especially a few weeks before a mysterious death
The Irkutsk Antipest Institute, where it works with plague, anthrax and other dangerous diseases agencies, has been criticized several times after inspections for violations of the safety rules, reports The Wall Street Journal, quoted by NEXTA. The American newspaper also writes about the close links of the laboratory with the Russian Ministry of Defence.
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