Country records first case of monkeypox

The country registers the first case of monkeypox.

The disease, whose main symptoms are fevers, intense headache, inflamed lymph nodes and skin spots, was diagnosed this Wednesday in Maputo province.

The case was diagnosed in a male, who is currently in a stable clinical condition, as announced by the Minister of Health.

“The case presented itself on October 4th with fever, skin lesions and a history of recent international travel. The sample was collected on the same day and taken to the National Institute of Health where the diagnosis was confirmed by the PCR technique. The case is currently in isolation in the health unit, as we mentioned, presenting a satisfactory state of health ", he said.

 Armindo Tiago calls for calm and the observance of measures to contain the disease and ensures the readiness of the health sector for the rapid screening of the disease.

“Despite this announcement, we must remain  calm because monkeypox disease has actually spread to all continents and, as we said, is more common in the American, European and African continents. We, as a sector, will intensify the epidemiological surveillance of the disease, combined with the readiness of our sector to ensure that we quickly have the diagnosis of suspected cases ", he said.

Across the country, until this Wednesday, forty-nine suspected cases of monkeypox had been tested. 

Source Rádio Moçambique