News about monkeypox: events, facts and developments on tafs uz.
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Infectious disease specialist Andrey Pozdnyakov said that monkeypox is not yet transmitted airborne, but a mutation of the virus could change the situation. Rospotrebnadzor recommended limiting contact with animals in endemic countries and observing hygiene. Experts believe there is no risk of an epidemic in Russia.
Javlon TursunovRAS Academician Gennady Onishchenko said that the monkeypox virus can be transmitted by airborne droplets, but close contact is required for infection. The fatality rate of the disease, according to him, is low. Earlier, five people who had contact with a patient with suspected monkeypox in the Moscow region were hospitalized, but their tests turned out to be negative.
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