Ministry of Health care Coast delicious confirmed this Wednesday the first case of monkeypox in a 34-year-old American man.
Portfolio Minister Jocelyn Chacón indicated in a press conference following the Board of Governors meeting that the subject developed symptoms on July 13 and was confirmed to be a positive case this Wednesday.
The patient, who had lived in Costa Rica for two years, left on a trip and returned on July 12. The next day, he developed symptoms such as fever, skin lesions, sore tonsils, and Problems respiratory.
The American man is in insulation.
WHO warning
The World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Wednesday that global cases monkeypox Now there are almost 14,000 in more than 70 countries. At least five people have died from the disease, all in Africa, where it is endemic.
WHO experts will meet to discuss whether to declare an international emergency over this outbreak. This statement can be made when a contagious disease is spreading in many countries in an uncontrolled manner, and governments are required to take special preventive measures to stop its spread.
EFE
Source: RPP
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