Osakidetza studies the first suspected case of monkeypox infection

Osakidetza studies the first suspected case of monkeypox infection.

Osakidetza studies the first suspected case of monkeypox infection

Osakidetza studies the first suspected case of monkeypox infection. As reported this Friday by the Department of Health, it is a man who has been treated at the Araba University Hospital, but has not required admission and began to present symptoms after a trip.

The Department of Health is now carrying out the study of contacts in coordination with the Center for the Coordination of Health Alerts and Emergencies (CCAES). A sample of the suspected case will be sent to the National Center for Microbiology, located at the Carlos III Institute, which will confirm or rule it out in a period of two to three days.

The Department of Health and Osakidetza have sent this week a note to all the professionals of the Basque health system with guidelines to follow if symptoms compatible with the infection are detected. In the case of this first suspicious citizen, since it is a mild condition, he has been indicated home isolation with the corresponding health monitoring.

Monkeypox is a very rare disease that generally presents with fever, myalgia, lymphadenopathy (swollen glands) and a rash on the hands and face, similar to chickenpox. The infection, also known as 'monkeypox', spreads through Europe after the United Kingdom launched an alert on May 15 due to the detection of 4 cases. In Spain, for the moment, the Ministry of Health has confirmed the positive of 30 people, but the figure is expected to increase due to the chains of contagion still identified. In fact, it is already the European country with the most important outbreak.

Precisely, this Friday the Government of the Community of Madrid has revealed that behind the first chains of contagion of the smallpox virus there would be risky practices in orgies with narcotics or 'chemsex' parties. Although it mostly affects the gay community, experts remind that children, adults, men and women can be infected, regardless of their sexual orientation. Knowing this first suspicion, the council led by Gotzone Sagardui has stated that Osakidetza remains "vigilant" and in the coming days, if confirmed, only proven cases will be reported in Euskadi.


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