(CNN Spanish) — The World Health Organization has reported more than 1,200 cases of monkeypox since its first report of the current outbreak in 28 countries around the world where this virus is not endemic. In Latin America, cases have been reported in at least 4 countries, in addition to several in the United States and Canada.
Such are the cases in the region.
Venezuela
The Ministry of Health of this country reported this Sunday its first suspected case of monkeypox.
The patient entered Venezuelan territory from Madrid, Spain, a country where “he had contact with two infected people in the city of Barcelona,” the Ministry of Health reported in a statement in which it clarified that the patient “was immediately isolated.” and that he is in “stable health conditions.”
The Ministry added that it is already working to “establish an epidemiological fence.”
Brazil
On June 9, Brazil confirmed its first case of monkeypox in a 41-year-old man who had traveled to Spain and Portugal several times and was admitted to a Sao Paulo hospital.
Mexico
A case of monkeypox was reported in Mexico in a 50-year-old man residing in New York, as announced by the Undersecretary for Prevention and Health Promotion, Hugo López-Gatell, on May 28.
The man was treated in Mexico City and his general health status was stable.
Mexico published an epidemiological alert that alerted hospitals and clinics at all levels of care to identify suspected cases of monkeypox.
Argentina
Argentina has two cases of monkeypox, according to the most recent WHO report.
At the end of May, the country’s health authorities reported the first case in a person with a history of traveling to Spain between April 28 and May 16 and who, upon returning to Argentina, had a fever and pustules.
The patient was isolated, as well as his close contacts, and at the time of the report he was in a good general state of health, according to the authorities.
Another case was reported in a Spanish citizen who visited Argentina, according to the Argentine Ministry of Health. At the time of the report, the person was also reported to be in good health.
The two cases have no connection, although both were travelers who were in Spain.
Other cases of monkeypox in the world
Currently, the WHO has identified 1,285 in countries where this virus is not endemic, with the United Kingdom (321), Portugal (191), Germany (113) and Canada (110) with the highest number of cases so far, according to the most recent world report.
In the United States, 40 cases have been identified so far, according to the WHO. But the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, CDC, has reported 49 confirmed or suspected cases of this virus in 16 states and the District of Columbia as of June 9.
California is the state with the most reported cases so far, with 10.
According to the WHO, since the beginning of the year, 1,536 suspected cases of monkeypox have been reported in eight African countries, of which 59 have been confirmed, and 72 deaths have been reported in this region where the virus is endemic.
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