Angola With Two Positive Cases of Mpox
21 NOVEMBER 2024
Angola Press Agency (Luanda)
Luanda — Angola has recorded the second positive case of Mpox, disease caused by an orthopoxvirus related to smallpox, ANGOP learned on Thursday.
According to a press release from the Ministry of Health, to which ANGOP had access, this positive case of Mpox was recorded on November 20, in the province of Luanda.
'This is a two-year-old child, daughter of the first confirmed case, who was under observation at the facilities of the Specialized Center for the Treatment of Endemic Diseases and Pandemics (CETEP),' the note said.
It indicates that the two patients are in a stable situation, under medical and drug monitoring. ...
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Angola reports 1st Mpox case: ministry
Source: Xinhua| 2024-11-17 09:31:00|Editor: huaxia
LUANDA, Nov. 17 (Xinhua) -- Angola reported the first Mpox case nationwide in the capital city of Luanda, the Ministry of Health announced Saturday evening.
According to the ministry's statement, the patient, a 28-year-old woman "of Congolese nationality," is in isolation with her close contacts under the health authorities' vigilance.
The ministry said it is implementing measures to disinfect affected areas, identify and trace contacts, and conduct a thorough epidemiological investigation.
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Angola - Mpox (monkeypox) 2024
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MINSA reiterates that Angola "remains free from Monkeypox"
JA Online
The Ministry of Health (MINSA) reiterated, this Sunday, in a press release that "Angola remains free of cases of the so-called Monkeypox".
09/15/2024 LAST UPDATE 10:56 PM
In the note, the Ministry of Health says that it has become aware of the circulation on social media of a video with images of an alleged case of Monkeypox in the province of Zaire, in conditions of "disrespect for ethics and professional deontology and violation of the patient's privacy, and causing some panic among the population".
According to the Ministry of Health, it was a male patient, 46 years old, Angolan nationality, with symptoms of skin lesions (pimples) and fever, who was admitted to the Cuimba Municipal Hospital and later evacuated to the Mbanza Kongo Provincial Hospital.
"The symptoms of Monkeypox can be confused with other diseases characterized by skin lesions with or without fever", the document explains.
For this reason, the note reads, given the evidence that these videos were leaked by people in contact with the suspected case, it considers it absolutely irresponsible to disseminate videos, photographs, audios, etc. outside of officially established channels, which violate the privacy of patients and are against professional secrecy.
For the MINSA, such acts, which seriously violate good practices and procedures for treating hospital users, will henceforth be subject to zero tolerance and will be subject to disciplinary and other procedures that may be imposed, if it is proven that they were carried out by employees working in health units.
In the statement, the MINSA reinforces that it remains on maximum alert and is doing everything, individually and collectively, to protect the country and its populations from this disease that affects 15 African countries, including two, the DRC and Zambia, which share a long border with Angola.
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