Spain and Brazil reported their first monkeypox-affected deaths on Friday, the first death for the current outbreak of the disease outside Africa, according to AFP news agency. A total of 4,298 people are currently infected with it. monkeypox Infections in Spain and it have become one of the worst-hit countries in the world, according to data from the Health Ministry’s Emergency and Vigilance Coordination Center.
In the report, the Health Ministry’s Emergency Center said, “A total of 120 persons suffering from monkeypox are currently hospitalized, and one has died.” An official has not yet given any specific reason behind the death, which is pending for the result of the autopsy report.
Meanwhile, a 41-year-old man in Brazil has succumbed to the monkeypox disease, local authorities confirmed on Friday, quoting AFP. According to reports, the man has severe immune system problems and died on Thursday in Belo Horizonte, the capital of the state of southeastern Minas Gerais.
In an official statement, the state health ministry informed that the man who died of monkeypox was also undergoing treatment at the hospital for other serious conditions. “It is important to note that he had serious co-morbidities. He was also undergoing treatment for cancer. So to spread panic among people, the mortality rate from monkeypox is too low,” said Fabio Bacheretti, the health secretary of Minas Gerais.
So far, Brazil’s Ministry of Health has issued about 1,000 . have entered cases of monkeypoxMostly in the states of So Paulo and Rio de Janeiro.
However, World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Thursday that if infected countries, communities and individuals make themselves aware of the disease and take necessary steps to prevent its spread, there could be an outbreak of monkeypox. can be stopped. People.
“There are now more than 18,000 monkeypox cases reported to the WHO from 78 countries, with over 70% of cases in the European region and 25% from the Americas. So far five people have died and about 10 percent of the infected patients are admitted in hospitals.
He said the best way to prevent an outbreak of monkeypox is to reduce its risk, that is, to make safe choices for yourself and others.
Earlier on Saturday, Tedros declared that the monkeypox outbreak was a global health emergency. First identified in monkeys, the virus is primarily transmitted through close contact with an infected person. As of 2022, the viral disease has rarely spread outside Africa, where it is endemic.
(with inputs from agencies)
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