The young man was in Crete on vacation but felt symptoms of the disease and was transferred to the hospital of Agios Nikolaos.
It has been confirmed first case of monkey pox in Creteas reported by the website cretapost citing the governor of the University General Hospital of Heraklion.
According to information from cretapost, this is a 27-year-old man who today was diagnosed positive for monkey pox and is being treated at the University General Hospital of Heraklion.
The young man was in Crete on vacation but felt symptoms of the disease and was transferred to the hospital of Agios Nikolaos.
The doctors immediately characterized him as a suspected case of monkey pox and he was taken to PAGNI.
“All relevant health protocols were followed from the first moment and the 27-year-old was immediately quarantined. He underwent all the necessary tests and today the laboratory results came out showing that he is positive for monkey pox.” said speaking to cretapost, the commander of PAGNI, George Chalkiadakis adding that the young man has mild symptoms and is in good health.
In 48 the laboratory confirmed amounts outbreaks monkeypox in Greece, since the start of recording the cases, the EODY reported earlier. Is all men with a median age of 36 years (19-59), of which 16 reported traveling abroad during the incubation period of the disease (33%).
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