30-07-2022, 04:04 PM
By Malu Cursino
BBC News
Published
10 hours ago
Brazil and Spain have reported their first monkeypox deaths.
A 41-year-old man in Brazil became the first fatality from the virus outside Africa. Spain announced its first death soon afterwards, which is also the first in Europe.
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Brazil has so far reported 1,066 confirmed cases and 513 suspected cases of the virus. Data from Brazil's health ministry indicates that more than 98% of confirmed cases were in men who have sex with men.
Shortly afterwards, Spain's health ministry confirmed Europe's first death from the virus.
In a report, it said that of 3,750 monkeypox patients with available information, 120 or 3.2% had been hospitalised and one had died.
https://www.bbc.com/news/health-62350022
BBC News
Published
10 hours ago
Brazil and Spain have reported their first monkeypox deaths.
A 41-year-old man in Brazil became the first fatality from the virus outside Africa. Spain announced its first death soon afterwards, which is also the first in Europe.
......
Brazil has so far reported 1,066 confirmed cases and 513 suspected cases of the virus. Data from Brazil's health ministry indicates that more than 98% of confirmed cases were in men who have sex with men.
Shortly afterwards, Spain's health ministry confirmed Europe's first death from the virus.
In a report, it said that of 3,750 monkeypox patients with available information, 120 or 3.2% had been hospitalised and one had died.
https://www.bbc.com/news/health-62350022