Central America: 2022 Mpox

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Costa Rica confirms first case of monkeypox

July 20, 2022

By Ileana Fernandez

The Ministry of Health confirmed today the first case of simian smallpox, a 34-year-old man from the United States who has resided in Costa Rica for two years. He entered the country last week from a trip abroad and is considered an imported case.

“Unfortunately, we have the first case of monkeypox in Costa Rica,” said Josselyn Chacón, Minister of Health.

According to the Ministry of Health, the patient went to a private health center on July 17 due to health problems and was admitted on July 19 when he presented lesions on his tonsils compatible with monkeypox.

Therefore, the sample was taken and sent to the Costa Rican Institute for Research and Education in Nutrition and Health (INCIENSA), which confirmed the diagnosis by performing a real-time PCR test for this disease.

Additionally, the health authorities indicated that the person was stable, and an isolation order was issued for 21 days, according to the general guidelines for Smallpox Surveillance. He will be followed up according to his clinical evolution. The Ministry of Health also follows up with five people living in the same house.

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Costa Rica has three confirmed cases of monkeypox
Tico Times
July 27, 2022

According to data from the Health Surveillance Directorate, two new positive cases of monkeypox were confirmed today, totaling three positive cases of this disease.

The first patient is a 34-year-old foreigner who resides in Costa Rica. He had been on a trip abroad and returned to the country last week. It was reported on July 20 and is considered an imported case.

In addition, the second confirmed case is directly related to the first one. A 31-year-old Costa Rican in direct contact with the first case was infected with the virus.

Meanwhile, the third case is unrelated to the previous two; it involves a 42-year-old Colombian (nationalized Costa Rican) man who had traveled to Spain.

The latter two cases were diagnosed using a PCR test through the Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCSS)...

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Honduras records first case of monkeypox in man under 50 years old
This content was published on August 12, 2022 - 23:40 August 12, 2022 - 23:40

Tegucigalpa, Aug 12 (EFE).- A man under 50 years of age became the first Honduran to have contracted monkeypox this Friday, the Minister of Health, José Manuel Matheu, informed Efe.

For reasons of "confidentiality, we cannot provide more information", but it is about a Honduran who "lives in Tegucigalpa, who is already isolated and has been surrounded by epidemiological contacts. The case has been confirmed with laboratory tests" he added.

The patient "has no discomfort, he is in good condition" and tomorrow the people around him will be tested.

The senior official indicated that Honduras has today become the 25th country in the Americas and the 86th in the world with cases of monkeypox.

Matheu pointed out that the population must implement all biosecurity measures because the disease is transmitted through secretions and direct contact with the skin.

People should wear a mask, keep social distance and avoid crowds, he added.

Any person who contracts monkeypox must make exclusive use of his utensils, personal clothing must be washed and if he uses the bathroom, it must be disinfected immediately.

Personnel dealing with infected patients must wear a mask, face shield and gloves, the Honduran Minister of Health said.

Also known as monkeypox, the World Health Organization (WHO) has already declared it a health emergency due to the number of countries that have contagion of the disease.

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Source: https://www.bignewsnetwork.com/news/...onkeypox-cases

Honduras logs 4 monkeypox cases
Xinhua
30th August 2022, 12:18 GMT+10

TEGUCIGALPA, Aug. 29 (Xinhua) -- Honduras has registered a total of four cases of monkeypox after one more case was detected in a man under 30 from the country's Central District, said the Health Ministry on Monday.

Lorenzo Pavon, head of the Health Surveillance Unit, told local media that the patient was in stable condition, quarantined at home and monitored by the health authorities.

The previous three patients recovered from the disease after being quarantined, Pavon said.

"All four cases are male patients who have not required hospitalization, (but) had fever and swollen glands, as well as skin rashes," he said...

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A woman is the first case of monkeypox in El Salvador
By EFE Published on 08/31/2022 2 min. Reading

A 28-year-old woman, who had contact with people who "arrived in the territory from the United States," is the first case of monkey or monkeypox in El Salvador, reported this Tuesday the head of the Ministry of Health, Francisco Alabí, who also He noted that "all measures have already been taken."

“The first case of monkeypox in the territory is announced. It is a 28-year-old female patient," said Alabí, according to information from the Presidential House.

PCR test confirms the first case of monkeypox in El Salvador..

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Source: https://www.telesurtv.net/news/costa...0913-0040.html

Costa Rica confirms four cases of monkeypox
Published September 13, 2022 (9 hours 10 minutes ago)

The health institution notified that the patient was reported on Monday, September 12.

The Costa Rican Ministry of Health confirmed on Tuesday the fourth case of monkeypox disease in the country, when a 30-year-old citizen gave a positive diagnostic test.

"This is a 30-year-old male Costa Rican, who has a history of traveling abroad and entered the country last week, so he is considered an imported case," the health agency said.

Similarly, the institution notified that the patient was reported on Monday, September 12, and was diagnosed by the PCR test detected in the Costa Rican Social Security Fund.

According to the Ministry, the symptoms presented by the patient were fever and rash in some parts of the body. On the other hand, he reported that he is not hospitalized and the respective health order was issued...

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Honduras Adds Six Confirmed Cases of Monkeypox
This content was published on September 20, 2022 - 15:55 September 20, 2022 - 15:55

Tegucigalpa, Sep 20 (EFE) .- The Honduran health authorities reported two new monkeypox infections on Tuesday, bringing the total number of cases of the disease in the Central American country to six.

"Effectively today two more monkeypox patients are being confirmed," the head of the Health Surveillance Unit, Lorenzo Pavón, told reporters.

He pointed out that the new cases were presented in Tegucigalpa, the capital of Honduras, and they are two men between 20 and 29 years old.

"The two patients have epidemiological links in common, so epidemiological fences are being made so that no more cases occur in their relatives and in their circle of work or friends," he explained.

Honduras registers a positivity rate of 15%, said Pavón, who asked the population to observe all sanitary measures to prevent the spread of the disease.

The first four cases of monkeypox in Honduras, registered in August, were also reported in Tegucigalpa and all are in men...

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Health reported a new case of monkeypox in El Salvador
The patient is a 51-year-old man. This is the fifth reported case of monkeypox in the country.
By E. Chacon | Sep 25, 2022- 10:37

Through social networks, the Ministry of Health announced this Sunday a new case of monkeypox in the country. This is the fifth officially reported case of the disease. The only thing that is known so far is what was posted on the ministry's official Twitter account.

The fifth case is a 51-year-old man, who is not related to the previous cases, according to Health.

In mid-September, medical specialists warned that the virus that causes monkeypox is already in the community spread phase in El Salvador.

The term community spread means that people in an area have been infected by a virus, including some who don't know or are sure how or where they got infected.

"That means that the virus is already circulating in the country, it no longer comes from outside, it is not contagion from being close to a relative who came from another country," said epidemiologist Alfonso Rosales.

Interviewed in the middle of the month, Rosales considered that "there must already be more infections in the country, and that many may not consult because of astigmatism attributed to the disease."

He added that "Diseases are stigmatized due to ignorance, due to lack of information, and that is where the Ministry of Health should be acting."

The symptoms related to a possible contagion of monkeypox are: fever, intense headache, swollen lymph nodes (throat area), muscle pain, exhaustion and blister-like lesions on the skin (it may be just one to be alert).

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Source: https://www.estrategiaynegocios.net/...ica-HC10301071

El Salvador accumulates seven cases of monkeypox
Health authorities said that four of the cases have been discharged and no further infections were reported among their contacts.
2022-09-29
By strategyandbusiness.net

The Ministry of Health of El Salvador reported today (09.29.2022) of two new cases of monkeypox in the national territory, bringing the total to seven patients to date.

As reported through a Twitter message, these are two men aged 35 and 41 who "are stable and in compliance with treatment."

These patients, they said, are unrelated to the previous ones and possible contacts are already being followed up.

With these, El Salvador has officially added seven cases of the disease since the first of a 28-year-old woman who had been infected in the country by a foreign person with whom she had contact was reported at the end of August.

“We also inform that the first four cases that we confirmed have completed the disease process, have been discharged and no further infections were reported among their contacts. Our teams will maintain epidemiological monitoring, on a national scale,” the authorities added.

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Costa Rica adds its sixth case of monkeypox
This content was published on October 03, 2022 - 22:09 October 03, 2022 - 22:09

San José, Oct 3 (EFE).- The Costa Rican Ministry of Health reported Monday that the country has six cases of monkeypox, the last of which was confirmed in a 51-year-old Costa Rican who traveled abroad.

The Ministry of Health explained that the patient entered Costa Rica last week, so he is considered an imported case of monkeypox.

The patient consulted at a health center on September 27 and was diagnosed this Monday through the result of a PCR test carried out by the state-run Costa Rican Institute for Research and Teaching in Nutrition and Health (Inciensa).

"The symptoms presented by the patient were fever, headache, myalgias and a rash on the chest, arms, legs and genitals. Currently, he is not hospitalized and the respective health order has been issued," the official information indicates.

The Ministry of Health will keep track of the clinical evolution of the patient, direct contacts, traceability and isolation of him, explained the entity.

This is the sixth case of monkeypox in Costa Rica and so far none have suffered serious consequences.

The fifth case had been confirmed on Sunday in a 28-year-old man who also traveled abroad and consulted a health center on September 28...

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Costa Rica records its seventh case of monkeypox
This content was published on October 12, 2022 - 00:05 October 12, 2022 - 00:05

San José, Oct 11 (EFE) .- The Costa Rican Ministry of Health recorded this Tuesday the seventh case of monkeypox in the country, without any of the patients having suffered serious consequences so far.

The seventh confirmed case is a 34-year-old Costa Rican man, who went to a medical center last Sunday and received his diagnosis this Tuesday.

"The symptoms presented by the patient were fever, headaches and myalgias, skin rashes at the vesicular level, chest, arms, legs, feet and genitals. Currently, he is not hospitalized and the respective health order was issued," he explained. the Ministry of Health.

The authorities keep track of the clinical evolution of the patient, direct contacts, traceability and isolation of him.

So far, none of the 7 cases that have been recorded in Costa Rica since last July have suffered serious consequences.

Authorities detected the first case of monkeypox in Costa Rica on July 20 in a US resident who had traveled abroad...

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Source: https://www.prensa-latina.cu/2022/10...en-el-salvador

Cases of monkeypox rise to 11 in El Salvador
San Salvador, Oct 17 (Prensa Latina) Cases of monkeypox infections rose to 11 in El Salvador, the Ministry of Health (Minsal) reported today.
October 17, 2022
CDT12:19 (GMT) -0400

The Minister of the Minsal, Francisco Alabi, reported that 11 cases of the disease have been registered, since its first detection on August 31.

Of the confirmed patients, all remain stable, none had lethality or complications, even eight are already discharged, while the remaining three comply with established protocols for their treatment with 21 days of quarantine in their homes, Alabi pointed out.

Of the cases discovered, only one corresponds to the female sex, the others are men between 30 and 50 years old, a behavior that coincides with international parameters...