Monkeypox causes 10 deaths in Africa, increasing in Europe
Nigeria has its first death, while the Democratic Republic of the Congo has recorded nine deaths from monkeypox this year.
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There is no specific vaccine against monkeypox, but data show that smallpox vaccines are up to 85% effective in preventing monkeypox. reuters |
Sheet The Washington Post On May 31, it was reported that Nigeria recorded its first death from monkeypox this year, while the Democratic Republic of the Congo recorded 9 deaths since the beginning of the year, while at least 20 countries continue to record unusual infections yet. have been for many years.
Dr Aime Alongo, director of the Sankuru Provincial Health Department in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, said the country had recorded 465 infections, becoming one of the countries most affected by this disease in West Africa and Central Africa.
According to him, the continuing epidemic is due to the habit of eating monkeys and rodents. “People go into the forest to pick up the carcasses of monkeys, bats and rodents that are easy reservoirs for the monkeypox virus,” he said, and urged people with symptoms to go to a medical facility for isolation.
Meanwhile, Nigeria recorded its first death from the disease this year, a 40-year-old patient with underlying medical conditions.
The Nigeria Center for Disease Control and Prevention said that the country has recorded 21 positive cases and 66 suspected cases. Nigeria has not previously recorded an outbreak since September 2017, but continues to have occasional cases. Since that time, at least 247 infections have been recorded in 22 of the 36 states, with a mortality rate of 3.6%.
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In Europe, Reuters on May 31 reported Ministry of Health Spain reported the number of cases monkey pox in this country increased by 22 cases over the weekend, bringing the total to 120 infections.
Previously, Spain recorded 98 cases of monkeypox as of May 27. The number of infections usually increases more after the weekend because the data is not released for 2 days Saturday and Sunday.
In Portugalhealth authorities recorded 22 more cases from May 27, bringing the total to 96 cases of monkeypox infection.
In the UK, the newspaper The Guardian news UK Health Security Agency (HSA) recorded 71 more cases of monkeypox, bringing the total to 172, besides 4 cases in Scotland, 2 cases in Northern Ireland and 1 case in Wales.
The information comes in the context of the HSA and the authorities of Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales issuing joint guidance to deal with this disease.
As recommended, patients should avoid close contact with others until the lesion heals. They should also avoid contact with pets for 3 weeks. Close contacts of the patient may be asked to self-isolate at home for 21 days after a risk assessment.
New guidance released on May 30 recommends that people suspected of being infected or infected if need to travel to a medical facility should wear a mask, cover the injured parts if any, and avoid using public transport.
In addition, the patient should not sex immediately after the first symptoms, and condoms should be used for 8 weeks after infection.
The new recommendations also instruct patients how to Self-isolate at home if you feel well, but should limit contact with others.
WHO recorded nearly 400 confirmed and suspected cases of monkeypox in May outside of Africa, an area where the disease is common. The illness is usually mild and spreads by close contact, with flu-like symptoms and skin lesions.
Scientists are looking for answers to the unusual increase in monkeypox cases, while most infections are not related to travel. According to WHO, there is no specific vaccine against monkeypox, but data show that smallpox vaccines are 85% effective in preventing monkeypox.
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