{
  "id": 5723730,
  "title": "Russia registers new locally developed smallpox drug Neokh-14",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/russia-registers-new-locally-developed-smallpox-drug-neokh-14",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-09-05T05:20:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Ajel English",
    "slug": "ajel-english",
    "url": "https://english.ajel.sa/lifestyle/r8h0pfzet"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Russia has officially registered Neokh-14, a domestically developed antiviral drug for smallpox and related infections, according to a report by Ajel English. The drug, developed at the State Research Center of Virology and Biotechnology Vector, has been proven effective in treating infections caused by the smallpox virus, as well as monkeypox and cowpox. Anna Popova, head of the Russian Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Wellbeing (Rospotrebnadzor), announced the registration, highlighting the drug's potential in combating the resurgence of smallpox concerns following recent monkeypox outbreaks in various countries.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}