Spain and Brazil: monkey pox cases die First time outside Africa

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Spain and Brazil: monkey pox cases die First time outside Africa

The AFP news agency reported that Spain and Brazil reported the first chickenpox-related deaths on Friday (29). July) in the past This is the first chickenpox-related death outside of Africa. The monkey pox is considered endemic.

Emergency and Surveillance Coordination Center Spanish Ministry of Health Spain has reported 4,298 cases of monkeypox, of which 3,750 are available, of which 120 have been treated. in the hospital (3.2 percent) and one patient died. However, officials will not say the exact cause of death pending the results of the autopsy.

part in brazil Local officials said on the same day that that a 41-year-old male patient died of monkey pox. Local media reported that the deceased had severe immune system problems. Died on Thursday (July 28) in Belo Horizonte. in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais

Minas Gerais state health ministry said: The deceased is being hospitalized for other serious conditions. He emphasized that the deceased had a diagnosis of the disease. This is to prevent people from panicking. He stressed that the mortality rate from monkeypox was very low. before stating that the deceased patient was undergoing cancer treatment

According to the Brazilian Ministry of Health, Nearly 1,000 cases of monkeypox are now reported in Brazil, mostly in the states of São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. southwest of the country

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