Five people hospitalized in St Petersburg over suspected monkeypox case
In short
Five people have been hospitalized in St Petersburg in connection with a possible case of monkeypox, the regional Rospotrebnadzor office said. They are under medical observation while specialists trace contacts as part of an epidemiological investigation.
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Five people have been hospitalized in St Petersburg in connection with a possible case of monkeypox, according to the inter-regional Rospotrebnadzor office for St Petersburg and the Leningrad region. TASS, RIA Novosti and RBC all reported the hospitalizations, describing a suspected case. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
RIA Novosti, citing the agency's channel on the Max platform, said specialists immediately began a sanitary and epidemiological investigation after receiving information about the possible case. The agency said: "In the course of the epidemiological investigation, work is under way to identify contacts. Five people are hospitalized and under medical observation." It added that a full set of anti-epidemic measures has been organized. [ 2 ]
The agency also said Rospotrebnadzor has developed and registered modern high-tech test systems for diagnosing monkeypox, which can detect the virus quickly. The documents do not say whether any of the five people has been tested or what the results were. [ 2 ]
Why it matters
The reports come from an official regional health body and concern a possible, not confirmed, case. The documents give no further detail on the scale of any outbreak.
Key facts
- Five people were hospitalized in St Petersburg in connection with a possible case of monkeypox. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- The information came from the inter-regional Rospotrebnadzor office for St Petersburg and the Leningrad region, via its channel on the Max platform. [ 2 ]
- Rospotrebnadzor specialists began a sanitary and epidemiological investigation after receiving information about the possible case. [ 2 ]
- Work to identify contacts is under way. [ 2 ]
- The five people are under medical observation. [ 2 , 3 ]
- The agency said a full set of anti-epidemic measures has been organized. [ 2 ]
Confirmed by several sources
Still unclear
- Whether monkeypox has been confirmed in any of the five people. The reports speak only of a suspected or possible case; no test result is given.
- How the five people are linked and whether all of them are identified contacts. The agency statement as quoted says contacts are being identified and that five people are hospitalized, but does not describe who they are.