Venezuela confirms first case of monkeypox

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Contact tracing for the monkeypox case is taking place, Venezuelan Health Minister Magaly Gutierrez says.

CARACAS, Venezuela – The Venezuelan government said on Sunday, June 12, it had recorded its first case of monkeypox in a man who entered the country though its principal airport near Caracas after arriving from Madrid.“He was immediately isolated, the pertinent tests were carried out and samples were taken, giving a positive result,” the ministry said in a statement.Argentina was the first Latin American country to confirm a case of monkeypox.

Spain, the UK, and Portugal have recorded the most cases of the usually mild disease outside areas of western and central Africa where it is endemic.

 

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