France records the first infection with a new strain "Monkeypox" This brings the number of infections in Europe to 8
The French Public Health Agency announced today, Tuesday, the first case of infection with a new strain of “monkeypox.” in the country; Which raised the total number of cases in European Union countries to eight.
The French Ministry of Health indicated – in a statement today – that the infected case, a woman in the “Brittany” region, In northwestern France, she was diagnosed with monkeypox at the University Medical Center of Rennes, and that she is “in good condition,” according to the newspaper “Ouest France.” She added that the infected case was a woman who had not traveled to Central Africa. It is an area where different strains of the virus have been spreading for several months, but she contacted two people who recently returned from this area, and research is underway to find out the source of the infection and identify all the people who were in contact with it.
And it was done. Cases of the disease have been recorded in: Sweden, Germany, Belgium, and the United Kingdom, although no large-scale outbreak has been observed outside the continent of Africa. The European Center for Disease Prevention and Control confirms that the risk of the disease spreading among the general population in Europe remains low.
The “monkeypox” strain appeared Type "Ib" For the first time in the Democratic Republic of the Congo; It is a "sub" branch. Of the (I) strain, which is more severe than the (II) strain, which was behind the global outbreak in 2022.
Monkeypox causes a painful skin rash with blisters that can It lasts for a period ranging from two to four weeks, in addition to other symptoms that include fever, headache, aches, back pain, fatigue, and swollen lymph nodes.
More than 50,000 suspected cases and 1,000 deaths in Africa due to the virus last year.
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