Monkey pox: more than 1,450 confirmed cases in France, a concentration in Île-de-France

Monkey pox continues its (relative) expansion in France. The country has 1,453 confirmed cases of infection with the virus, health authorities announced on Wednesday, adding that this notable increase should not be interpreted as “an exceptional increase” because it includes “catching up data”.

“As of July 19, 2022 at 12:00 p.m., 1,453 confirmed cases have been identified in France”, including six women and two children, the agency said. Public Health France on its website. The previous assessment, seven days earlier, reported 912 cases.

“The increase in the number of cases since the last report published is spread over the last few weeks and should not be interpreted as an exceptional increase, although an upward trend is nevertheless observed”, she underlined.

More than 670 cases in Île-de-France

Of all the cases recorded, “678 residents in Île-de-France, 111 in Occitanie, 103 in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Rhône-Alpes, 65 in New Aquitaine, 55 in Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, 41 in Hauts-de-France, 25 in Grand Est, 18 in Normandy, 15 in Pays de la Loire, 9 in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, 9 in Centre-Val de Loire, 9 in Brittany and 1 in Martinique”, details SPF.

Of the cases that were investigated, 78% had a genito-anal rash, 72% a rash on another part of the body, 76% a fever. In addition, 274 cases are HIV-positive and 513 are on preventive treatment for HIV PreP.

Faced with the rise in cases of monkeypox and the difficulties in tracing the chains of contamination, France announced ten days ago the extension of vaccination, now offered preventively to the most exposed groups, in particular homosexuals. and multi-partner bisexuals, as in other countries.

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