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The confirmed cases of monkeypox rose to 39 in Portugal, the majority in Lisbon, after the health authorities detected two new infected, although more are not ruled out because results of other cases are expected. samples.
The General Directorate of Health (DGS) informed Today that all confirmed cases are men between the ages of 27 and 61, the majority under 40, mostly from the Lisbon and Tagus Valley region but also from the North and the Algarve.
Those affected “remain in clinical follow-up and are stable and in an outpatient clinic.”
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Health authorities explained that epidemiological tracking of suspected cases is underway. They are detecting, to “identify chains of transmission, potential new cases, respective contacts and possible places of exposure.”
The number of confirmed cases in Portugal has skyrocketed since last Wednesday, when the DGS reported the number of confirmed cases. of the first five cases of “Monkeypox”.
The Portuguese health authorities recommend seeing a doctor in the event of the appearance of ulcers, skin rash or lymph nodes accompanied by fever, muscle pain, and tiredness.
They also ask people with symptoms to avoid direct physical contact, as well such as sharing clothes, towels, sheets, and personal belongings.
Monkeypox, of the genus Orthopoxvirus, is a rare disease that can be transmitted through contact with infected animals or people, or with contaminated materials. contaminated.
Several European countries have reported cases of this virus that were detected in the United States. for the first time in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 1970 and has multiplied during the last decade in countries of West and Central Africa.