Doctors at the Lazaro Spalanzani Hospital for Infectious Diseases in Rome have diagnosed first case of smallpox in Italy.
This is a young man, who recently returned to the country after a vacation in the Canary Islands. The patient has been admitted to the hospital of the Italian capital, is in isolation and his general state of health at this stage is not of particular concern.
Finally, an effort is made to notify all those who had come in contact with the young person in the days before he was diagnosed with the disease.
“Bell” Majorkini for the smallpox of monkeys – How the virus is transmitted
The need for increased vigilance was stressed by Professor of Epidemiology Gikas Majorkinis in a Facebook post about its spread Smallpox of monkeys.
As the professor mentioned, for the first time we see spread in more than one European country, however he estimates that there is no immediate cause for concern.
He also notes that the figures converge to the extended one transmission between humans and not humans from infected animals.
The post:
Regarding the spread of monkey pox virus we have at least 3 epidemiological points of interest:
1) data converge on prolonged transmission between humans and not humans from infected animals (as we have seen in the past)
2) for the first time in history we see spread to more than one European country
3) the cases are not all directly related to each other, so there are definitely undiagnosed (asymptomatic?) Carriers of the disease
In any case it is not an epidemic like the ones we knew about this virus and we are used to, and therefore it is important to think out of the box, as there is a possibility to see a significant change in the behavior of the virus as a result of reduced immunity from the smallpox vaccine.
Without believing that there is an immediate cause for concern, I would say that the evidence shows a need for increased vigilance..
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