Finally, one case has been confirmed in the United States and 13 suspected cases are under investigation in Canada. This is stated in a message published by the BBC.
According to health authorities, five cases have also been confirmed in Portugal and seven cases in Spain.
Monkeypox is a common disease in remote areas of Central and West Africa. Cases of the disease outside Africa are often associated with travel.
Monkeypox is a rare viral infection that is usually mild and most people recover within a few weeks, according to the NHS. The virus does not spread easily between people and the risk to the general public is thought to be very low.
The first case was reported in the UK on 7 May and the UK Health Security Agency said the case was most recent in Nigeria, where he is believed to have contracted the virus before traveling to England.
There are now nine confirmed cases in the United Kingdom, and the World Health Organization (WHO) says the source of this infection has not been confirmed, but the cases appear to be “local”.
Finally, health authorities in the U.S. state of Massachusetts confirmed that the man had monkeypox. He traveled to Canada, where local media reported the investigation into 13 alleged cases of the virus. The man was taken to hospital and is in “good condition” and “poses no danger to the public,” health officials said.
Source: Al-Akhbar
