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Monkeypox in Peru: Number of infected rises to 1,342 nationwide

Minsa announced that it is coordinating the purchase of vaccines and their delivery to the country | Font: AFP

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The Ministry of Health (Minsa) reported this Friday that the number of confirmed cases has risen to 1,342. monkeypox in Peru.

The disease was found in 16 regions of the country. Infected, according to the institution, correspond to Metropolitan Lima (1091), the provinces of Lima (13), Callao (87), La Libertad (60), Arequipa (42), Cusco (8), Piura (6), Ica (5) , Ancash (5), Cajamarca (2), Loreto (3), Junin (3), Huanuco (2), Lambaeque (6), Ucayali (4), Tacna (2) and San Martin (2).

Minsa noted that all patients with monkeypox receive assistance and 712 of them have already been discharged. In addition, your contacts are identified to track possible infections.

All patients receive medical care and are under observation, their contacts are identified accordingly.

Brazil exempts from the use of the vaccine

On the other hand, Brazil’s National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) announced the use of a monkeypox vaccine and drug, resulting in 4,144 infections and one death in that country.

In practice, Anvisa has approved a registration exemption to allow the Ministry of Health to import and use the Jynneos/Imvanex vaccine and Tecovirimat to treat the disease within the country, the note says.

The monkeypox vaccine was developed by Bavarian Nordic, is manufactured in Denmark and Germany, and despite being the same product, has different names in the US (Jynneos) and Europe (Imvanex).

A slight decrease in the incidence in the world

The World Health Organization (WHO) announced that the number of cases of monkeypox worldwide declined last week, with the notable exception of the Americas, where they continued to rise.

Laboratory-confirmed cases have risen to 41,664 in 96 countries, with 12 deaths.

After four weeks of rising infections in a row, the last week took a break with 21% fewer new cases, totaling 5,907.

The United States is the country with the most accumulated cases in the world, followed by Spain, Brazil, Germany, the United Kingdom, France, Canada, the Netherlands, Peru and Portugal, in that order.

Source: RPP

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