Finland had its 1st highly likely monkeypox case; Denmark will receive vaccinations
Key Takeaways:
- On Wednesday, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported 131 confirmed and 106 suspected cases of monkeypox in 19 nations.
- The revelation comes as Denmark contemplates immunizing close relatives of those infected with the virus.
- According to Reuters, the number of confirmed monkeypox cases in France has increased to five, according to health minister Brigitte Bourguignon.
Monkeypox infections are on the rise worldwide, with the World Health Organization (WHO) announcing 131 confirmed and 106 suspected cases in 19 countries on Wednesday. Most of these cases were mild, and specialists claim that monkeypox isn't as infectious as Covid-19.
According to a study published in the medical journal Lancet, antiviral medications may have the ability to shorten symptoms and minimize the amount of time a patient is contagious. Nations with cases of monkeypox are choosing for vaccination against the virus.
The most recent updates are listed below.
> On Wednesday, Spain announced 59 additional cases of monkeypox, bringing the total number of probable cases in the country to 171. The government will acquire the Imvanex vaccine, according to Health Minister Carolina Darias, and the doses will be divided proportionally across the 17 regions.
> an infectious disease expert in South Africa, Jacqueline Weyer, has stated that the ongoing monkeypox pandemic outside Africa has no new information. "There are no differences from the infections that have been recognized in previous years in Nigeria," Weyer said at a press conference on Wednesday, according to Reuters. "There is nothing strange, nothing that we haven't seen before, except it's now happening in a different region."
> Health Minister Magnus Heunicke said on Wednesday that Denmark will receive 200 monkeypox vaccinations from the Netherlands this week and that the government is working on purchasing thousands more doses. The discovery comes as the Danish government considers immunizing close relatives of those afflicted with the virus.
> According to the Helsinki hospital district, Finland detected its first "very likely" case of monkeypox on Wednesday. The hospital district said it discovered the patient, a guy who had returned from a trip to another country, had an infection caused by an orthopoxvirus and will know whether it is monkeypox by the end of the week. According to the hospital district, the man is at home with blisters and a high fever.
> The Union health ministry in India has recommended all direct state hospitals keep an eye out for symptomatic patients who have recently traveled to monkeypox-infected countries and isolate them at specified healthcare facilities, according to news agency PTI.
> According to Reuters, France's overall number of verified monkeypox cases has risen to five, according to health minister Brigitte Bourguignon. Earlier this week, health officials stated that at-risk persons who have come into contact with a confirmed monkeypox patient should be vaccinated.
> The number of monkeypox cases in Portugal is approaching 50 after discovering ten additional cases on Wednesday. According to researchers, the virus is spreading more slowly in the country.