US EditionSenegal Reports Mpox Case, Patient in Isolation
- Senegal authorities reported a case of Mpox in a foreign man who arrived last week, marking the first case detected this year, according to the health ministry.
- The man's clinical condition is stable, and he is currently in isolation and receiving care, as stated by the ministry.
- No new cases have been detected, and 25 people are being monitored, as mentioned by a ministry spokesperson.
- Mpox can cause flu-like symptoms and pus-filled lesions and was declared a global public health emergency by the World Health Organization in August 2024.
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The patient, a "foreign national" according to the Ministry of Health of Senegal, was placed in solitary confinement in a hospital in the capital Senegal announced on Saturday that it had taken measures to
Senegal has recently registered an imported case of Mpox, a zoonotic viral disease that is currently circulating in several countries. Declared an international public health emergency by the World Health Organization since 14 August 2024, infection requires increased vigilance by the health authorities. In the face of this first imported case, the health authorities urge citizens to remain vigilant and to consult promptly in case of suspicious …
A first case of the monkey smallpox (Mpox) was detected in Dakar, announced Saturday the Senegalese Ministry of Health. It is a foreign national who entered Senegalese territory on 19 August and hospitalized two days later at the Fann Hospital, said the same source in a press release relayed by ... Cet article Sénégal : Un cas de Mpox confirmé à Dakar est apparu en premier sur Maroc Diplomatique.
The Ministry of Health was informed on Friday of the confirmation of a case of Mpox related to "a foreign national who entered Senegal on 19 August".
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