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Monkeypox Has Reached St. Petersburg

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Monkeypox Has Reached St. Petersburg

Following the Moscow Region.

In St. Petersburg, four residents have tested positive for monkeypox. All patients have been admitted to a city hospital, and doctors describe their condition as moderate, according to Russian media reports.

News of the new cases emerged as several people in the Moscow Region, where medical professionals are investigating the possible spread of the infection among those who have been in contact with an infected person. The day before, five people who had been in contact with a patient suspected of having monkeypox were admitted to the hospital.

Sergey Markitan, chief physician at the Ramenskoye Hospital , reported that the condition of those hospitalized is satisfactory, and they remain under medical observation. According to him, the results of laboratory tests, which are to be provided by Rospotrebnadzor, had not yet been received at that time.

In February, cases of monkeypox were also reported in the Moscow Region and St. Petersburg.

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