According to a report released by the Directorate General of Health, Portugal has recorded its first death from “monkey pox” infection. The victim was a 23-year-old HIV-positive man.
The man had a “rare condition of progressive and disseminated disease,” according to the DGS. He was diagnosed in September 2022 and died in January 2023.
Since March 27 this year, no case of “monkey pox” has been reported in Portugal. The first case was identified on 28 May and 953 cases have been confirmed to date.
The report reports that the majority of cases (43%) are in the 30 to 39 age group and almost all of them are men (99%). Only 9 cases have been reported in women.
Author: morning Post
Source: CM Jornal
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