In relation to the previous week, four more cases were identified
The total number of laboratory-confirmed cases monkey poxsince the start of registration amounts to 58 (all men, median age: 36 years (19-59), of which 19 reported travel abroad during the incubation period of the disease (33%).
According to his epidemiological report EODYcases increased by 4 in the last week, as in the previous report, with data up to August 25, there were 54 cases.
It is noted that the recorded laboratory-confirmed cases have already recovered or are recovering in a generally good clinical condition.
Monkeypox is a viral infection first recognized in 1958. Since then, it has been occurring in tropical areas of West and Central Africa. It is transmitted through contact with wild animals and from human to human through close physical contact.
In May 2022 an increased number of cases of monkeypox were recorded in non-endemic countries. In total, in Europe, until August 30, 2022, 22,363 cases of the disease were recorded in 43 countries.
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