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Mpox confirmed in five patients at St. Petersburg hospital

Five patients admitted to Botkin Hospital in St. Petersburg have tested positive for mpox, according to local news reports. The condition of those hospitalised is reported to be stable following earlier detections of the virus in the Moscow region. Further details regarding potential contacts or points of transmission have not been confirmed.

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The sources disagree.
Each position is reported as its publisher stated it. We do not reconcile them.
2 differing positions reported on attribution across 2 publishers; unresolved.
  • theins«Фонтанка»
  • verstkaв Подмосковье
2 differing positions reported on location across 3 publishers; unresolved.
  • theinsв Петербурге
  • verstkaПетербург
  • paperpaperПетербурге
WhereSt Petersburg
59.937, 30.311 ±120 km
First reported6 days ago
Published2026-10-19 17:17 UTC
Sources3
How this travelled.
Reports4Independent tellings3
3 independently corroborated tellings.

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Global Event Monitor. Mpox confirmed in five patients at St. Petersburg hospital. 2026-10-19T17:17:37.600Z. Status: published. urn:global-events-monitor:event:6496. https://global.eventmonitor.net/event/2026-10-19/disease-outbreak-st-petersburg-b067c0b7

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