Spain monkeypox cases rise to 275

June 11, 2022

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On Thursday, health officials in the Community of Madrid recorded 25 additional monkeypox cases, bringing the cumulative total to 275.

Specifically, the Community detected the first cases of monkeypox on May 17, after the alert launched by the United Kingdom two days earlier with the detection of the first cases of monkeypox. The incubation period (interval between infection and onset of symptoms) for monkeypox is usually 6 to 16 days, although it can range from 5 to 21 days.

Based on these intervals, the department headed by Enrique Ruiz Escudero considers that the peak of the epidemiological curve has been reached, although the General Directorate of Public Health of the Ministry of Health continues with the work of epidemiological surveillance and tries to reach the ‘ patient zero’ for the location and control of transmission.

Monkeypox is a rare zoonotic disease, that is, it can be transmitted between animals and humans, with symptoms such as fever, headache and muscle pain, swollen lymph nodes, chills, exhaustion, as well as rashes on the hands and face, similar to those produced by traditional smallpox, although less serious.

According to the WHO, the mortality rate has varied in the different epidemics, but has been less than 10 percent in documented events.