Brazil: 2022 mpox - 13 deaths

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Source: http://www.capital.sp.gov.br/noticia...ypox-no-brasil

Capital confirms first case of monkeypox in Brazil
A 41-year-old man is hospitalized at Hospital Emílio Ribas; examination carried out by the Instituto Adolfo Lutz confirmed the disease
16:47 06/09/2022
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The Municipal Health Department (SMS) confirms the first case of monkeypox (monkeypox) in the capital of São Paulo. Confirmation occurred after identification of the monkeypox virus genome, in a diagnosis carried out by the Adolfo Lutz Institute.

Notified on June 7, this is a 41-year-old man who, according to a preliminary investigation, passed through Portugal and Spain in May. The patient has been hospitalized at Hospital Emílio Ribas since last Monday (6).

The other suspected case, which is still under investigation by the Health Surveillance Coordination (Covisa), was notified on June 4, being a 26-year-old woman who, according to a preliminary investigation, has no recent travel history and contact with suspected cases. of the disease.

The patient is hospitalized in a public hospital in the city, kept in isolation, with a stable clinical condition. The Health Surveillance Unit (Uvis) in the resident's region of residence is monitoring household contacts.

Covisa emphasizes that it follows the national and international scenario on monkeypox (monkeypox), and is in contact with the Ministry of Health and the State Government, through the Center for Strategic Information on Health Surveillance (Cievs). The agency issued an alert communicating the main characteristics of the disease and measures to be taken by the health facilities of the municipality and continues to monitor the cases.

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Source: https://www.correiobraziliense.com.b...sao-paulo.html


First case of monkeypox confirmed in São Paulo
Country investigates eight other suspected cases of the disease; confirmation of the case was published by the g1 portal; to the Correio, the State Health Department indicates that the case is "investigated"
Thays Martins
posted on 06/08/2022 17:11

Brazil confirmed the first case of monkeypox in the country, this Wednesday (8/6). The case was registered in the city of São Paulo, in the West Zone. The patient is a 41-year-old male with a history of travel to Spain and Portugal. He is under observation, isolated at Hospital Emílio Ribas.

The information was first published on the g1 portal. The Correio sought the city hall, which has not yet responded about the confirmation. The São Paulo Health Department said that the case is still "investigated". The Municipal Health Department (SMS), through the Health Surveillance Coordination (Covisa), also reported that it awaits the results of the man's exams to position itself.

According to the Secretariat, the man had the onset of symptoms - such as fever and myalgia - on May 28. His health status was not disclosed.

Investigation of other cases

São Paulo is also investigating another suspected case of the disease, a 26-year-old woman who is hospitalized. She has no recent travel history or had contact with suspected cases of the disease.

According to the Ministry of Health, Brazil is investigating eight suspected cases of the disease, in São Paulo, Santa Catarina, Ceará, Mato Grosso do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul and Rondônia. This Wednesday (8/6), the World Health Organization (WHO) said that there are more than a thousand cases of monkeypox worldwide.

The transmission of the disease occurs mainly through personal contact with respiratory secretions, skin lesions from infected people or recently contaminated objects. The main symptoms are fever, rash and adenomegaly.

See the full note from the São Paulo Health Department:

"The Secretary of State for Health informs that it is investigating a suspected case of Monkeypox (monkey smallpox) in a patient hospitalized at the Instituto de Infectologia Emílio Ribas. The samples of the case are still being analyzed by the Instituto Adolfo Lutz, which is the reference and the Central Laboratory in Public Health (Lacen) of São Paulo.

The suspect is a 41-year-old man, from the Capital, and is in isolation. He has a history of traveling to Portugal and Spain and started showing symptoms, such as fever and myalgia, on May 28."
See the full note from the Municipal Health Department (SMS):

"The Municipal Health Department (SMS), through the Health Surveillance Coordination (Covisa), informs that it is awaiting the results of the examination, by the State Government, of the second suspected case of monkeypox (monkeypox) in the capital. on June 7, this is a 41-year-old man who, according to a preliminary investigation, passed through Portugal and Spain in May. The patient has been hospitalized at Hospital Emílio Ribas since last Monday (6) and SMS awaits the results of the exams collected.

The first case, also under investigation, was reported on June 4, being a 26-year-old woman who, according to a preliminary investigation, has no recent travel history and contact with suspected cases of the disease.

The patient is admitted to a public hospital in the city, kept in isolation, with a stable clinical condition. The Health Surveillance Unit (Uvis) in the resident's region of residence is monitoring household contacts.

Covisa emphasizes that it follows the national and international scenario on monkeypox (monkeypox), and is in contact with the Ministry of Health and the State Government, through the Center for Strategic Information on Health Surveillance (Cievs). The agency issued an alert communicating the main characteristics of the disease and measures to be taken by the municipality's health equipment and continues to monitor the cases."

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Monkeypox: Brazil investigates 6 cases of infection
By Fidel Forato | Edited by Luciana Zaramela | June 6, 2022 at 1:20 pm
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The Ministry of Health announced on Saturday (4th) that it is investigating six possible cases of monkeypox (monkeypox) in Brazil. The two new suspects were identified in the state of Rondônia. So far, no case of the viral infection has been officially confirmed in the country.


"In addition to the 4 cases that were under investigation, another 2 suspected cases were reported in Rondônia", explained the Minister of Health, Marcelo Queiroga, in a post on social media. "Everyone remains isolated and under monitoring", he adds, without detailing the health status and profiles of infected patients.

Monkeypox | There are still no confirmed cases of the disease on 🇧🇷. @minsaude remains vigilant, working daily on this front. In addition to the 4 cases that were under investigation, another 2 suspected cases were reported in Rondônia. All remain isolated and under monitoring.
— Marcelo Queiroga 🇧🇷🇧🇷 (@mqueiroga2) June 4, 2022

Suspected cases of monkeypox in Brazil

So far, Brazil is investigating six suspected cases of monkeypox. Patients are in isolation in the following states:

Rio Grande do Sul;
Santa Catarina;
Ceará;
Mato Grosso do Sul;
Rondônia (2 cases).

The Southeast region is, so far, the only one not to record any possible case of monkeypox, according to data from the Ministry of Health...