New Caledonia - Monkeypox outbreak 2022

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Tuesday, July 12, 2022

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A first confirmed case of monkey pox in New Caledonia

A first case of Monkeypox virus infection was confirmed on Tuesday, July 12, in Noumea. It
is a person who has consulted their general practitioner for a rash. As soon as the
suspected of infection, she was sent to the CHT to take samples.

The Department of Health and Social Affairs (DASS) carried out an epidemiological investigation
thoroughly and the people who had been in close contact with this patient have been identified. They have
received, from the health authorities, information on the action to be taken, in order to limit the
spread of the virus. A follow-up of the case and of the contacts at risk will also be carried out by the DASS.

The DASS has been preparing for the introduction of the virus into New Caledonia since the report of
this health alert, in conjunction with the infectious disease doctors of the Médipôle. Vaccines are
expected and should arrive very soon.

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"We are not facing an epidemic of monkeypox in Caledonia"

Sarah Maquette | Created on 07.13.2022 at 12:15 | Updated on 13.07.2022 at 3:17 p.m.

While a first case of monkeypox was detected on Tuesday in Nouméa, the Department of Health and Social Affairs (Dass) called on Wednesday morning not to worry.

The first case detected, Tuesday in Noumea, is a young man. Back from Europe two days ago, he consulted a general practitioner following a rash, before being redirected to the infectious diseases department of the CHT for samples.

His infection with the monkeypox virus confirmed , he was asked to isolate himself at home with a number of measures to respect.

"He understood the need for isolation until the disappearance of the skin infection , specifies Clément Filisetti, public health doctor at Dass , it can last between two weeks and a month, but he has no reason to be hospitalized since he has no serious symptoms."

An in-depth epidemiological investigation was also carried out by Dass, which wishes to reassure . "The infected person has not been in any community since his return, there is no need to worry."

The incubation of this disease lasts from one to two weeks, without the infected person then being contagious. Most often, monkeypox is manifested by a fever, often high, which lasts about one to three days, headache, body aches and a rash.

"In the case of the infected young man, the rash took place before the onset of fever" , specifies Clémentin Vignau, infectiologist at the CHT. He also recalls that among the nearly 800 cases identified in Metropolitan France at the present time, none presents a serious form of the disease.

https://www.lnc.nc/article-direct/nouvelle-caledonie/sante/nous-ne-sommes-pas-face-a-une-epidemie-de-la-variole-du-singe-en-caledonie