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  • The Bahamas confirms first case of monkeypox

    Another suspected case is under investigation.

    June 30, 2022 03:19 PM ET

    Dillon De Shong

    Health officials in The Bahamas have confirmed that a visitor to the island, has tested positive for monkeypox.

    The visitor, who travelled from London on June 9, was quarantined when he began displaying signs of monkeypox.

    Health Minister Dr Michael Darville said the National Reference Laboratory tested samples collected from the man, who is in his 40s, and a result was returned on June 24.

    Darville noted that the man was medevacked from Bahamian soil to Florida and all of his suspected contacts were tested and monitored. ...

    Health officials in The Bahamas have confirmed that a visitor to the island, has tested positive for monkeypox. The visitor, who travelled from London on June 9, was quarantined when he began displaying signs of monkeypox. Health Minister Dr M

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    Source: https://www.caribbeannationalweekly....ox-virus-case/


    Bahamas investigating second Monkeypox virus case
    July 2, 2022
    By Santana Salmon

    The Bahamas government has confirmed that health authorities are investigating a second suspected case of Monkeypox.

    Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. Michael Darville, told a news conference that a Bahamian national is suspected of having the virus..

    ...The individual was believed to be in his mid-40s and had been placed in isolation after showing symptoms associated with the disease. He has since been flown out of the country...

    ...“There is another suspected case in the country that we are monitoring. That individual went through the quarantine process, for I think 21 days, and all the contacts associated with that case are also being monitored,” he told reporters...

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