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Germany monkeypox cases rise to 5, risk to the health of the general population is low

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 In Germany, the first cases of monkeypox were identified in May 2022 (as of May 24th: 5 cases, see e.g. press release from the Ministry for Social Affairs, Health and Integration...

Norway reports visitor to Oslo had monkeypox, Infection tracking has started

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Norwegian Institute of Public Health has received information that a foreign person who visited Oslo from 6 to 10 May has since had monkey pox confirmed in his home country. The...

Portugal reports 14 additional confirmed monkeypox cases

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on the monkeypox clusters in Portugal, The Directorate-General for Health (DGS) informs that 14 more cases of human infection by Monkeypox virus have been confirmed...

Germany: Monkeypox case confirmed in Munich

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 A case of monkeypox has been confirmed in Munich. Bavaria’s Health Minister Klaus Holetschek pointed this out on Friday. The patient comes from Brazil and is already isolated...

France reports first confirmed case of monkeypox

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 Several clusters of autochthonous Monkeypox (MKP) infections have recently been reported in several European countries, from the UK, Portugal, Spain and Sweden, particularly in men...

England monkeypox cases now total 20, ‘We expect this increase to continue in the coming days’

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on the monkeypox situation in England, he UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has detected 11 additional cases of monkeypox in England. The latest cases bring the total...

Spain: 7 confirmed monkeypox cases reported in the Community of Madrid

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Ministry of Health and the communities have activated the health alert for monkeypox , a very rare disease caused by a virus endemic to central and western Africa, after the...

Portugal monkeypox update: 23 confirmed cases

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on the monkeypox situation in Portugal, The Directorate-General for Health (DGS) informs that nine more cases of human infection by the Monkeypox virus have been confirmed...

Sweden reports monkeypox case in Stockholm

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 A person in the Stockholm region has been confirmed infected with monkeypox, Folkhälsomyndigheten, the Swedish Public Health Agency reported today. Health officials are now investigating...

European health officials on Monkeypox transmission: ‘The likelihood of further spread of the virus through close contact, for example during sexual activities, is considered to be high’

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) reported today on monkeypox transmission in Europe: Transmission to humans can occur through contact with an infected...