⚠ Broadcast hijackedby a dog in a plague-doctor mask
YersiniaPestinu
Gram-negative.Chart-positive.
Every dog has its day. This one has its plague doctor.
Pestinu is a meme dog in a plague-doctor mask. He hunts fleas, not people.
$PESTINUSolanaBacterium, not a virusJoke’s on the flea
- Gram-negative. Chart-positive.
- Woof. Achoo. Pump.
- He hunts fleas, not people
- It's a bacterium, not a virus
- The doctor is in. The doctor is also a dog.
- Every dog has his fleas. Every flea has his bag.
- Copy the strain
- Vaccinated against FUD
- Diamond paws
- Joke's on the flea
- Beak mask: 1600s. Your costume: 300 years late.
- Only one strain. Everything else is a mutation.
- Spreads faster than fleas: a good meme
Folio IIBreaking · live tracker
The Contact Ledger
The breaking plague story first, newest news on top. Headlines refresh every 15 minutes; every fact links to its source.
Breaking · Irkutsk, Siberia
Day 4 since the first report on 1 Oct 2026
▶ Emergency bulletin · live from the plague desk
Lab worker dies of suspected pneumonic plague in Siberia; nearly 200 contacts isolated
A worker at the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Institute died in Shelekhov district hospital after severe pneumonia. Media report suspected pneumonic plague, reportedly caught from a broken test tube. Officials quarantined the hospital and isolated her contacts. The governor says every contact has tested negative so far. Plague is treatable with antibiotics when caught early.
Diagnosis status: Plague not officially confirmed by Russia's health agency (Rospotrebnadzor) as of 3 Oct
Checked facts
Deaths
Media reports1
Lab worker, 27 or 28 (sources differ). Died 1 or 2 Oct on a ventilator.
As of 3 Oct 2026
Under observation
Media reports~189
Of about 197 contacts identified (Russian media count; officials gave no public number).
As of 3 Oct 2026
Contact tests
OfficialAll negative
Governor Igor Kobzev: contacts show no signs of illness and their lab results are negative.
As of 2 Oct 2026
Hospital
OfficialQuarantined
Shelekhov district hospital inpatient department, confirmed by district mayor Maxim Modin.
As of 2 Oct 2026
Criminal case
Media reportsOpened
Police opened a criminal investigation; public events in the region were cancelled.
As of 2 Oct 2026
Neighbours
Media reportsUzbekistan tightens controls
Uzbekistan stepped up sanitary and health controls after the reported case.
As of 3 Oct 2026
Live news pulse
Reports · last 24 h
19
Reports · last 6 h
6
Latest report
Counts: feed headlines (relevance score 2+) that name Russia, Siberia or Irkutsk, in the 24 h / 6 h before the last feed check ().
Timeline · newest first
- Media reports
Uzbekistan tightens health controls
Neighbouring Uzbekistan steps up sanitary controls after the reported case.
- Media reports
Story goes global
Newsweek, Daily Caller, Daily Mail and others pick it up. Contacts still symptom-free and test-negative, per the governor.
- Official
Emergency commission: contacts test negative
Governor Kobzev and Rospotrebnadzor head Anna Popova hold an anti-epidemic commission. All contacts under observation; no signs of illness; lab results negative.
- Media reports
Criminal case opened, events cancelled
Police open a criminal investigation; public events in the region are cancelled.
- Official
Patient dies; hospital quarantined
The patient dies on a ventilator (1 or 2 Oct; sources differ). Shelekhov hospital's inpatient department goes under quarantine.
- Media reports
Lab worker admitted with severe pneumonia
A worker from the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Institute is admitted to Shelekhov district hospital and put on a ventilator.
- Unverified
Reported: a broken test tube
Local channels say she cracked a tube of live bacteria while collecting samples. Not officially confirmed.
Latest headlines
- · Dagens.comSuspected plague outbreak triggers emergency quarantine in Russia
- · ukranews.comPlague outbreak in russia: authorities trying to hide extent of danger from public
- · ynetnews.comMystery in Siberia: anti-plague lab worker dies after test tube breaks, nearly 200 is
- · UNITED24 MediaRussia Hides Potential Pneumonic Plague Outbreak After Fatal Lab Breach
- · NDTV27-Year-Old Dies Of Suspected Pneumonic Plague In Siberia, Here's What You Need To Know About This Infectious Disease
Checked facts updated 4 Oct 2026, 03:40 UTC. Headlines update every 15 minutes.
Plague is treatable with antibiotics when caught early. Fever, chills or a cough after possible exposure: see a doctor and say so.
Live map
Plague radar
Current story first. Live reports from the last 7 days. Older data stays off until you turn it on.
Reports, not case counts A marker is a news or official report, not a confirmed case count, unless marked confirmed. Every point links to its source.
Live feed updated 2026-10-04 12:15 UTC. Window counts end at that time. Curated data as of 2026-10-03.
Legend · what the dots mean
- Current story (dashed ring = not officially confirmed)
- Live report, media reports only
- Live report, confirmed by official source
- Earlier human plague cases (area = cases)
- Animal plague detection (fleas, rodents, pets)
- Unconfirmed: media reports only
- Hollow ring: Y. enterocolitica, not plague
- Faded: earlier report (last year or undated)
- Endemic plague focus (natural reservoir)
- Black Death arrival (dashed = disputed)
- Reported link (travel, common source)
- Suspected link (not confirmed)
- Black Death route
Live
Live news
22reports in 24 h · 46 in 7 days
- Dagens.comnew
Suspected plague outbreak triggers emergency quarantine in Russia
⌖ Russia - ukranews.comnew
Plague outbreak in russia: authorities trying to hide extent of danger from public
⌖ Russia - ynetnews.comnew
Mystery in Siberia: anti-plague lab worker dies after test tube breaks, nearly 200 is
- UNILADnew
- UNITED24 Medianew
Russia Hides Potential Pneumonic Plague Outbreak After Fatal Lab Breach
⌖ Russia - NDTVnew
- Extra.ie
What is pneumonic plague? Fears of outbreak after Russian lab death
⌖ Russia - timesofindia.indiatimes.com⌖ Russia
Reports per day · last 30 days
46 reports in 30 days · tracking since 4 Oct 2026Reports, not case counts: deduplicated news items that passed the plague filter, by publish date (UTC). Hatched days come before tracking started on 4 Oct 2026; they hold only the reports the sources still returned, so they can be low.
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| Date (UTC) | Reports | Official |
|---|---|---|
| 4 Oct 2026 | 10 | 0 |
| 3 Oct 2026 (partial) | 28 | 0 |
| 2 Oct 2026 (partial) | 8 | 0 |
| 1 Oct 2026 (partial) | 0 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 2026 (partial) | 0 | 0 |
| 29 Sep 2026 (partial) | 0 | 0 |
| 28 Sep 2026 (partial) | 0 | 0 |
| 27 Sep 2026 (partial) | 0 | 0 |
| 26 Sep 2026 (partial) | 0 | 0 |
| 25 Sep 2026 (partial) | 0 | 0 |
| 24 Sep 2026 (partial) | 0 | 0 |
| 23 Sep 2026 (partial) | 0 | 0 |
| 22 Sep 2026 (partial) | 0 | 0 |
| 21 Sep 2026 (partial) | 0 | 0 |
| 20 Sep 2026 (partial) | 0 | 0 |
| 19 Sep 2026 (partial) | 0 | 0 |
| 18 Sep 2026 (partial) | 0 | 0 |
| 17 Sep 2026 (partial) | 0 | 0 |
| 16 Sep 2026 (partial) | 0 | 0 |
| 15 Sep 2026 (partial) | 0 | 0 |
| 14 Sep 2026 (partial) | 0 | 0 |
| 13 Sep 2026 (partial) | 0 | 0 |
| 12 Sep 2026 (partial) | 0 | 0 |
| 11 Sep 2026 (partial) | 0 | 0 |
| 10 Sep 2026 (partial) | 0 | 0 |
| 9 Sep 2026 (partial) | 0 | 0 |
| 8 Sep 2026 (partial) | 0 | 0 |
| 7 Sep 2026 (partial) | 0 | 0 |
| 6 Sep 2026 (partial) | 0 | 0 |
| 5 Sep 2026 (partial) | 0 | 0 |
Feed sources
Updated- Google News53 → 51ok
- GDELT10 → 8ok
- WHO DON20 → 0ok
- CIDRAP20 → 1ok
- ECDC20 → 0ok
Folio IIIPeer-Reviewed Nonsense (and Some Real Facts)
Know Your Pest
Every card links to its source. The villain is the flea. The dog is the good boy.
- Exhibit IBiology
It's a bacterium, not a virus. Antibiotics beat it.
Source: cdc.gov - Exhibit IIDogs
Dogs get plague less badly than cats. Doge stays chill.
Source: cdc.gov - Exhibit IIIDogs
Dogs are official plague sniffers: vets test dog blood to spot plague in an area.
Source: wwwnc.cdc.gov - Exhibit IVDogs
A dog's plague antibodies fade in about 6 months. Short memory, like a degen.
Source: wwwnc.cdc.gov - Exhibit VDogs
Dogs and cats can carry plague fleas into the house. Check your floof.
Source: cdc.gov - Exhibit VIDogs
Prairie dogs are rodents, not dogs, and they carry plague. Not our cousins.
Source: cdc.gov - Exhibit VIIDogs
2014, Colorado: one pit bull, four human plague cases, all four survived.
Source: cdc.gov - Exhibit VIIIFleas
The plague flea gets a gut jam, starves, and bites everyone. Original FOMO.
Source: pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov - Exhibit IXBiology
Yersinia can grow at fridge temperature (1-4 °C). Cold storage, hot bacteria.
Source: en.wikipedia.org - Exhibit XHistory
1894 Hong Kong: Yersin and Kitasato raced to find the germ. Two devs, one launch.
Source: en.wikipedia.org - Exhibit XIHistory
The beak mask is 1600s, not Black Death. Your Halloween costume is 300 years late.
Source: en.wikipedia.org - Exhibit XIIMyth busted
"Ring a ring o' roses" is not about plague. Folklorists rugged that theory.
Source: en.wikipedia.org
Folio IVSymptoms (How to Buy)
Four Steps to Infection
Get Infected in four steps. The only strain worth catching is the one with the official CA.
- Dose 1 of 4
Get a wallet
Phantom or any Solana wallet. Write the seed phrase on paper. Never type it into a website.
- Dose 2 of 4
Get SOL
Buy SOL on an exchange and send it to your wallet. This is your immune system.
- Dose 3 of 4
Go to StonkFun
Open the official coin page on StonkFun with the button below. The coin trades there on its bonding curve.
- Dose 4 of 4
Swap and you are in
Swap SOL for $PESTINU. Check that the CA matches before you confirm. Congratulations, you are now part of the pack.
Paste the strain
3qzYCubmyhhtn4cSpCHbgGfEGdw3bF2e1JzzbGvEpRnUThe official CA is in the top bar too. Copy it from this site, not from replies or DMs. Copycat coins use the same name.
Folio VCheck the Fever
Fever Chart
On the bonding curve
Live chart on StonkFun
The coin trades on its StonkFun bonding curve, so DexScreener has no pair yet. The DexScreener chart goes here once the coin moves to a DEX pool.
Check the Fever on StonkFun (opens in a new tab)Warning
Beware of mutations
There is only one strain. Verify the CA here before you buy. Everything else is a mutation.
Many fake “Yersinia Pestinu” tokens already exist. Trust only the contract address shown on this site. Never buy from an address in a reply, a DM or an ad.
Folio VIDisclaimer
Side Effects
Rx · $PESTINUTake as memed
Side effects may include: diamond paws, uncontrollable laughter, and checking the chart at 3 a.m.
$PESTINU is a meme coin with no intrinsic value and no expectation of financial return. It is not financial advice and not medical advice. Crypto assets are highly volatile. Capital is at risk. Only spend what you can lose.
Yersinia is a bacterium, not a virus, and plague is treatable with antibiotics when caught early. If you feel sick, see a doctor, not a chart.
This page is for fun and education. It is not medical advice. Ask a doctor or a vet about health questions.
Real-world precautions · not a joke
Plague is a real disease. It is rare, and antibiotics cure it when treatment starts early.
If you get fever, chills, and a painful swollen lymph node after a flea bite or after contact with a sick or dead animal in a plague area, see a doctor now.
Tell the doctor where you were and which animals you touched.
Keep fleas off your pets. Do not let free-roaming dogs or cats sleep in your bed in plague areas.
If your pet gets sick, call a veterinarian as soon as possible.
Wear gloves if you handle sick or dead animals. Do not touch dead rodents with bare hands.
Use insect repellent with DEET outdoors in plague areas.
There is no plague vaccine on the US market. Prevention is flea control and early treatment.