2026年10月6日，俄罗斯伊尔库茨克防疫研究所。有些疾病就像古老的幽灵：只要提起它们的名字，就会令人不寒而栗。鼠疫正是此类疾病，它承载着诸多恐怖的历史记忆，比如14世纪的黑死病曾导致三分之一的欧洲人丧生。10月2日星期五，西伯利亚伊尔库茨克防疫研究所的一名工作人员不幸去世，这一消息引发了人们对鼠疫的担忧，那些历史记忆也随之重现。
The Irkutsk Research Anti-Plague Institute, Russia, October 6, 2026. Some diseases are like old ghosts: The mere mention of them can send chills down the spine. Plague is one such disease, bringing with it macabre historical associations, including the death of one in three Europeans during the Black Death in the 14th century. These memories were revived by suspicions arising from Russia after a staff member at the Irkutsk Research Anti-Plague Institute of Siberia died on Friday, October 2.
尽管过去四天俄罗斯媒体多有相关报道，但俄罗斯官方坚称事态可控，该死亡案例与鼠疫无关。这一做法又唤起了人们另一段痛苦的记忆：新冠疫情初期中国曾极度缺乏透明度。
The Russian authorities' insistence that the situation is under control and that the case is not plague, despite reports in the Russian press over the past four days, has triggered a more recent traumatic memory: the total lack of transparency from China during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic. At this stage, it is difficult to draw any conclusions about the 28-year-old Russian laboratory technician's cause of death.
目前，尚难以确定这位28岁的俄罗斯实验室技术员的死因。据伊尔库茨克州州长伊戈尔·科布泽夫介绍，一个专门的专家委员会经分析后认定，死因是“病因不明的肺炎”。他还称：“在该女子的生物样本中，并未发现任何与其职业相关的致病微生物。”世界卫生组织在与俄罗斯方面沟通后也向公众保证：“普通民众面临的公共卫生风险较低。” 本文还有71.14%的内容尚未展示，剩余部分仅对付费用户开放。
Officially, it was described as "pneumonia of undetermined etiology," according to the governor of the Irkutsk region, Igor Kobzev, who cited analyses carried out by a special expert commission. "No microorganism related to the young woman's professional activities was detected in her biological samples," he stated. In contact with Russia, the World Health Organization (WHO) sought to reassure the public, saying, "The risk to public health for the general population appears to be low." You have 71.14% of this article left to read. The rest is forrs only.