Hygienists recorded the ninth case of monkeypox, all in Prague
Update: 04/07/2022 15:37
Issued by: 04/07/2022, 15:37
Prague – The State Health Institute (SZÚ) has confirmed the ninth case of monkeypox in the Czech Republic. Information about it in the press release. Like all the previous ones, the ninth infected person also lives in Prague, which is why the Hygiene Station of the Capital City of Prague is conducting an epidemiological investigation of his contacts.
“Two control samples from one sick person were sent to us for confirmation by the Bulovka University Hospital. Both samples were positive,” said SZÚ spokesperson Štěpánka Čechová. The SZÚ does not have further details about the patient.
The eight patients from the Czech Republic so far are Czechs and foreigners, before the infection they often stayed abroad, for example in the Canary Islands, at the beginning of May at a festival in Antwerp, Belgium, or in Portugal.
experts claims that the risk of monkeypox spreading in the general population is low. The infection is transmitted through long-term or close contact, for example sexual. Transmission is possible through spores from smallpox blisters or body fluids, infection is also possible through clothing or bedding. Symptoms of the disease include fever, headache and a skin rash that usually appears on the face and then spreads to the rest of the body.
The first cases of monkeypox outside the countries where it normally occurs in Central and West Africa began to appear in mid-May. The World Health Organization (WHO) records thousands of cases outside these countries, especially in the USA and Europe.