Monkeypox outbreak: Brazil confirms first case as WHO calls virus threat ‘real’, global cases stand at 1,019
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The UK has recorded the most cases, 302 suspected and confirmed infections, followed by Spain (198), Portugal (153) and Canada (80).
New Delhi: Brazil on Thursday (June 9, 2022) confirmed the country`s first case of Monkeypox virus in the city of Sao Paulo. According to local health authorities, the virus was detected in a 41-year-old man who recently travelled to Spain and Portugal. The city`s health secretariat in a statement informed that the patient is currently in isolation at the Emilio Ribas Public Hospital, while his recent contacts are being monitored. Another suspected monkeypox case being investigated in Sao Paulo involves a 26-year-old woman, who is now hospitalized, the secretariat added.
Meanwhile, the global cases of the monkeypox virus have surpassed 1,000, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said and urged people to take extra precautions. CDC informed that as of June 6, 1,019 confirmed and suspected cases of monkeypox have been reported in 29 countries.
The UK has recorded the most cases, 302 suspected and confirmed infections, followed by Spain (198), Portugal (153) and Canada (80), as per CNBC reports.
Additionally, Germany's independent vaccine advisory panel is recommending that shots against monkeypox be prioritised for people recently exposed to the virus that causes the disease. The panel said the smallpox vaccine Imvanex should be made available first to people who were exposed to the virus in the previous 14 days.
Two shots should be given at least 28 days apart to people not previously vaccinated against smallpox, while a single dose is enough for those who had received a smallpox shot before, the advisory panel said.
