2022–2023 mpox outbreak in Portugal

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2022–2023 mpox outbreak in Portugal
Disease
Lisbon, Portugal[1]
Arrival date18 May 2022 (1 year, 11 months and 6 days ago)
DateAs of 7 July 2022[2]
Confirmed cases433[2]

The 2022–2023 mpox outbreak in Portugal is part of the larger outbreak of human mpox caused by the West African clade of the monkeypox virus. Portugal was the third country, outside of the African countries with endemic mpox, to experience an outbreak in 2022.

Background

These paragraphs are an excerpt from Mpox and 2022–2023 mpox outbreak.

An ongoing

community transmission taking place in the London area as of mid-May,[4] but it has been suggested that cases were already spreading in Europe in the previous months.[5]

Transmission

Stages of lesion development.

A large portion of those infected were believed to have not recently traveled to areas of Africa where mpox is normally found, such as Nigeria, the Democratic Republic of the Congo as well as central and western Africa. It is believed to be transmitted by close contact with sick people, with extra caution for those individuals with lesions on their skin or genitals, along with their bedding and clothing. The CDC has also stated that individuals should avoid contact and consumption of dead animals such as rats, squirrels, monkeys and apes along with wild game or lotions derived from animals in Africa.[6]

In addition to more common symptoms, such as fever, headache, swollen lymph nodes, and rashes or lesions, some patients have also experienced proctitis, an inflammation of the rectum lining. CDC has also warned clinicians to not rule out mpox in patients with sexually transmitted infections since there have been reports of co-infections with syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, and herpes.[7]

History

On 18 May 2022, Portugal reported five cases in men[8] and 15 suspected cases.[9] At the end of May, 96 people were confirmed to have mpox,[10] before the amount reached 153 after the first week of June.[11] As of 7 July, there were 433 confirmed cases in the country.[2]

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References

  1. ^ Demoroy, Catarina (19 May 2022). "Monkeypox worries Portuguese health body but transmission risk is low". Reuters.
  2. ^
    CDC
    . 25 June 2022.
  3. ^ "Monkeypox – United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland". World Health Organization. 16 May 2022. Archived from the original on 17 May 2022. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  4. ^ Pinkstone, Joe (17 May 2022). "Monkeypox 'spreading in sexual networks'". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 17 May 2022. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  5. ^ Nsofor, Ifeanyi (2 June 2022). "OPINION: Media coverage of monkeypox paints it as an African virus. That makes me mad". NPR. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
  6. ^ Vargas, Ramon Antonio (7 June 2022). "US raises monkeypox alert level but says risk to public remains low". the Guardian. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  7. ^ "Monkeypox update: Where the outbreak stands now".
  8. AP News
    . 18 May 2022. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  9. ^ Jones, Sam (18 May 2022). "Monkeypox alert in Spain after 23 people show symptoms". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 15 June 2022. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
  10. ^ "Monkeypox cases rise in Spain to 120 and in Portugal to 96". Reuters. 30 May 2022. Archived from the original on 12 June 2022. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
  11. ^ Mazziotta, Julie (7 June 2022). "CDC Raises Monkeypox Alert to a Level 2 as Global Cases Surpass 1,000". People. Archived from the original on 18 June 2022. Retrieved 19 June 2022.


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