Madrid: Spain The second death has been reported in as many days from monkeypoxIts Health Ministry said on Saturday.
These are believed to be the first confirmed deaths since the monkeypox outbreak. The European Union, The ministry did not provide any information about the deceased. It reported its first death from the disease on Friday.
The global monkeypox outbreak has seen more than 21,000 cases in nearly 80 countries since May. There have been 75 suspected deaths in Africa, mostly in Nigeria and Congo, where a more deadly form of monkeypox is spreading than in the West. Brazil also reported one death linked to monkeypox on Friday.
On Friday, Spain’s health ministry reported that 4,298 people had been infected with the virus, making it the leading European country in cases of monkeypox. Of that total, about 3,500 were of men who had sex with other men. There were only 64 women.
The ministry said 120 needed hospital attention.
Health officials are administering 5,300 vaccines that Spain received from a joint EU vaccine procurement plan. Health workers say this is far less than the number needed to cover at-risk groups.
Monkeypox has been endemic in parts of Africa for decades. Its jump in Europe and North America was linked by experts to two waves in Belgium and Spain.
It is mainly spread through skin-to-skin contact, but it can also be transmitted through sheets used by someone with monkeypox. Symptoms include fever, body aches, chills, fatigue, and hives. The disease has been relatively mild in many men. But people can be contagious for weeks, and the sores can be extremely painful.
These are believed to be the first confirmed deaths since the monkeypox outbreak. The European Union, The ministry did not provide any information about the deceased. It reported its first death from the disease on Friday.
The global monkeypox outbreak has seen more than 21,000 cases in nearly 80 countries since May. There have been 75 suspected deaths in Africa, mostly in Nigeria and Congo, where a more deadly form of monkeypox is spreading than in the West. Brazil also reported one death linked to monkeypox on Friday.
On Friday, Spain’s health ministry reported that 4,298 people had been infected with the virus, making it the leading European country in cases of monkeypox. Of that total, about 3,500 were of men who had sex with other men. There were only 64 women.
The ministry said 120 needed hospital attention.
Health officials are administering 5,300 vaccines that Spain received from a joint EU vaccine procurement plan. Health workers say this is far less than the number needed to cover at-risk groups.
Monkeypox has been endemic in parts of Africa for decades. Its jump in Europe and North America was linked by experts to two waves in Belgium and Spain.
It is mainly spread through skin-to-skin contact, but it can also be transmitted through sheets used by someone with monkeypox. Symptoms include fever, body aches, chills, fatigue, and hives. The disease has been relatively mild in many men. But people can be contagious for weeks, and the sores can be extremely painful.