Kazakhstan Strengthens Border Controls Amid Reports of Monkeypox Cases in Russia

Kazakhstan's Ministry of Health has intensified sanitary-quarantine controls at border crossings following reports of monkeypox cases in Russia, including five hospitalizations in St. Petersburg. While the risk of importation is not excluded, the ministry assesses the risk of widespread transmission within Kazakhstan as low due to the virus's transmission characteristics.

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