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  • Shiloh
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    Source: https://www.pagina12.com.ar/502218-c...-mono-en-chile


    It is about a man with "basic pathologies and a weakened immune system"
    Confirm the second death from monkey smallpox in Chile
    November 28, 2022 - 01:06

    The Chilean Ministry of Health confirmed this Sunday the second death from monkey smallpox in the country and said that the deceased is a man with "basic pathologies and a weakened immune system." The victim, whose age is unknown and was not vaccinated, was diagnosed with the virus on October 20.

    The Health portfolio recalled in a statement that the main symptoms of the disease are "lesions on the skin or mucous membranes, particularly in the genital area, temperature above 38.5 degrees Celsius, swollen glands, headache, muscle aches and decay".

    Chile detected the first case of monkeypox on June 16 in a young man who had recently traveled to Europe and a few days later declared a health alert throughout the territory. "Post-exposure" vaccination began on October 19 and is available nationwide as part of the outbreak containment strategy...

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  • Shiloh
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    Source: https://www.biobiochile.cl/noticias/...en-chile.shtml

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    Wednesday November 16, 2022 | 12:31 p.m.
    Minsal reports first death from monkey smallpox in Chile
    by Emilio Lara

    The Ministry of Health (Minsal) reported this Wednesday afternoon the first death from monkey smallpox in Chile.

    The portfolio only reported that it is an adult man who was diagnosed with the disease on September 29.

    "The patient had basic pathologies and a weakened immune system (immunosuppression)," they confirmed from the Government.

    Until this death, of the total deaths worldwide, 30 corresponded to America, according to the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO): 12 in Brazil, 11 in the United States, four in Mexico, two in Ecuador and one in Cuba.

    With the last report, as of November 14, the Minsal detected another 35 cases of monkeypox in Chile, accumulating 1,243 confirmed, 649 patients discharged and 693 discarded.

    As of November 10, 98.3% of the cases corresponded to men, 53.9% of the cases self-reported with HIV, 11.4% with syphilis, 1.6% with gonorrhea and 2.3 % with other coinfections.

    Among the most frequent signs and symptoms, the Government detailed that 99.2% presented acute exanthema (skin eruptions), although there was also talk of anogenital skin or mucosa lesions, lymphadenopathy, fever over 38.5°C and headache...

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  • Shiloh
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    Source: https://www.cnnchile.com/pais/minsal...pais_20221022/

    22.10.2022 / 00:06
    Minsal reported 1,127 confirmed cases of monkeypox in the country
    In 15 of the 16 regions of the country, there were cases, where the Metropolitan Region (RM) concentrated the highest percentage with 84.7%, followed by the Region of Valparaíso, Antofagasta, Coquimbo, Biobío and La Araucanía. The age range was 6 months to 89 years, with a median of 34 years.

    The Ministry of Health reported a total of 1,127 confirmed cases of monkeypox in the country. According to the weekly report, up to October 20, 2022, 1,734 cases of the disease were registered (1,127 confirmed and 16 probable). In the last week, 12 new cases were confirmed, compared to the last report.

    Of the total cases, 571 were confirmed epidemiologically discharged, while 572 correspond to cases in a period of isolation.

    In 15 of the 16 regions of the country, there were cases, where the Metropolitan Region (RM) concentrated the highest percentage with 84.7%, followed by the Region of Valparaíso, Antofagasta, Coquimbo, Biobío and Araucanía.

    Other regions that have presented cases were: O'Higgins, Maule, Ñuble, Biobío, Los Ríos, Los Lagos, Tarapacá, Atacama, Arica and Aysén.

    The commune of Santiago stood out for being the one that presented the largest number of cases (n=371).

    In this line, the age range was from 6 months to 89 years, with a median of 34 years. The group that concentrated the largest number of cases was between 30 and 39 years old (n=543), followed by (n=286). Regarding gender, 97.5% (n=1,118) of the cases corresponded to men and 1.9% were women (n=22).

    Regarding the clinical presentation, among the signs and symptoms, 99.0% presented acute rash, 69.9% anogenital skin/mucous lesions, 56.2% lymphadenopathy, 53.8% myalgia, 53. 2% headache and 52.8% fever > 38.5°. Of the total cases, 59 are still under investigation to determine their symptoms.

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  • Shiloh
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    Source: https://www.cnnchile.com/pais/minsal...mono_20220930/

    09.30.2022 / 23:46
    Minsal reported 915 confirmed cases of monkeypox in the country
    According to the latest report, the age range was 6 months to 72 years, with a median of 34 years. To date, no deaths from the disease have been reported and the Metropolitan Region (RM) concentrated the highest percentage of infections with 85.3%.

    The Ministry of Health reported a total of 915 confirmed cases of monkeypox in the country. According to the weekly report, until September 29, 2022, 1,346 cases of the disease were registered, (915 confirmed and 11 probable). Currently, 428 remain in isolation and 498 have been discharged.

    To date, no deaths from the disease have been reported.

    In 15 of the 16 regions of the country, there were cases, where the Metropolitan Region (RM) concentrated the highest percentage with 85.3%, followed by the Region of Valparaíso, Coquimbo, Antofagasta, Biobío and Araucanía.

    Other regions that have presented cases were: O'Higgins, Maule, Ñuble, Biobío, Los Ríos, Los Lagos, Tarapacá, Atacama, Arica and Aysén.

    The commune of Santiago stood out for being the one that presented the largest number of cases (n=301).

    In this line, the age range was from 6 months to 72 years, with a median of 34 years. The group that concentrated the largest number of cases was between 30 and 39 years old (n=452), followed by (n=230). Regarding gender, 97.5% (n=903) of the cases corresponded to men and 1.8% were women (n=17).

    Regarding the clinical presentation, among signs and symptoms, 98.9% presented acute rash, 69.9% anogenital skin/mucous lesions, 55.7% lymphadenopathy, 53.3% myalgia, 53. 1% headache and 51.3% fever > 38.5°. Of the total cases, 71 are still under investigation to determine their symptoms.

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  • Shiloh
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    Source: https://www.adnradio.cl/nacional/202...nfirmados.html

    Monkeypox in Chile: Ministry of Health updates confirmed cases to 842
    The Metropolitan region concentrates the highest percentage of cases nationwide.
    By Juan Carlos Castillo
    Sunday Sep 25, 2022 - 12:57

    The Ministry of Health reported that until last Thursday, September 22, 850 cases of monkeypox were reported in our country, between confirmed and probable.

    According to the health authority, of this total, 842 are confirmed cases, while 8 are probable carriers of the disease.

    On the other hand, it was detailed that of all the confirmed cases since June 17, at least 114 were hospitalized at some point, although none in Intensive Care Units (ICU), but rather for isolation purposes.

    The Metropolitan region concentrates 86.1% of the cases at the national level, according to region of residence, while currently, the Magallanes region is the only one that does not present cases.

    The cases were presented in an age range between 6 months and 72 years, with a median of 34 years, being the group between 30 and 39 years (419), the one that concentrated the largest number of cases, and 91 .3% of the cases correspond to men...

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  • Shiloh
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    Source: https://redgol.cl/tendencias/Minsal-...0916-0017.html

    Minsal reports 730 cases of monkeypox in Chile: 728 confirmed cases and 2 probable
    According to the report of the Ministry of Health, 114 patients had to be hospitalized, mainly for isolation purposes. At the moment there are no deaths or ICU hospitalizations.
    By Rodrigo Cantillana Matus
    09/16/2022 - 10:09 a.m. CLT

    Chile records more than 700 cases of monkeypox. The Ministry of Health delivered a new weekly report on the disease, where it was realized that as of Wednesday, September 14, 730 confirmed and probable cases had been registered since the arrival of the virus last June.

    In detail, there are 728 confirmed cases and 2 probable ones. Of the total infections, 114 required hospitalization mainly for isolation purposes. Of those who were hospitalized, no one had to be admitted to Intensive Care Units (ICU). And so far no deaths have been reported from the zoonotic disease in Chile.

    According to the balance provided by the Minsal, the Metropolitan region concentrated 87.9% of the total cases nationwide. While the regions of Arica and Parinacota, Tarapacá, Atacama, O'Higgins, Maule, Ñuble, Biobío, Los Ríos and Los Lagos reported between 1 and 23 infections.

    At the age level, monkeypox has spread in people between 6 months and 72 years of age. The most susceptible group between 30 and 39 years; in fact, the median age of infection is 34 years.

    It should be noted that the most frequent symptoms are acute exanthema or rash (99.4% of cases), anogenital skin/mucous membrane lesions (67.5% of cases), lymphadenopathy (56.6%), myalgia (54 %), headache (52.7%) and fever (50.7%).

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  • Shiloh
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    Source: https://www.cnnchile.com/pais/minsal...pais_20220902/

    02.09.2022 / 23:35
    Minsal registered 450 cases of monkeypox in the country
    Currently, two of the cases are hospitalized for management of co-infections or cormobilities. Likewise, to date no deaths from the disease have been reported, while 89.6% reside in the Metropolitan Region.

    This day, the Ministry of Health reported a total of 450 confirmed cases of monkeypox in the country. According to the weekly report, as of September 1, 2022, 451 cases of the disease were registered (450 confirmed and 1 probable). Currently, two of the cases are hospitalized for management of co-infections or cormobilities.

    Also, to date no deaths from the disease have been reported.

    Of the total number of infections, 89.6% reside in the Metropolitan Region. Other regions that have presented cases are Antofagasta, Coquimbo, Valparaíso, O'Higgins, Maule, Ñuble, La Araucanía, Los Ríos, Los Lagos, all of them with between 1 to 12 cases.

    In this line, the cases presented with a median of 34 years, being the group between 30 and 39 years (n=231), the one that concentrated the largest number of cases.

    98.7% of the cases corresponded to men. The most frequent signs and symptoms are acute rash (99.5%), anogenital skin/mucosal lesions (68.7%), lymphadenopathy (56.7%), headache (53.2%), myalgia (53, 2%) and fever (50.2%).

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  • Shiloh
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    Source: https://www.24horas.cl/actualidad/na...ruela-del-mono

    Minsal reports 344 confirmed cases of Monkeypox
    In the previous registry, 270 cases of the disease had been reported. So far, there are also 181 cases ruled out.
    24horas.cl
    Friday, August 26, 2022

    The Ministry of Health reported the presence of 344 confirmed cases of Monkeypox in the country, with 1 probable case. A figure that increases from the 270 of the previous report.

    According to this new report, from June 17 to August 25, 2022, 345 cases of monkeypox were reported in Chile; 344 confirmed cases and 1 probable case. Another 181 cases that have entered surveillance were ruled out by the Institute of Public Health.

    Regarding the presence of Monkeypox by region, they reported that of the total number of confirmed and probable cases, 92.2% reside in the Metropolitan region and 1.5% in the Valparaíso, La Araucanía and Antofagasta regions. .

    As has happened in previous reports, most of the cases were concentrated in the urban area of ​​the Metropolitan region, with the commune of Santiago standing out as the one that presented the largest number of cases.

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  • Shiloh
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    Source: https://www.t13.cl/noticia/nacional/...ana-22-08-2022

    Monkeypox: Chile has 210 cases and 197 are from the Metropolitan region
    Monday, August 22, 2022 7:39 a.m.
    According to the latest report from the Ministry of Health, the commune with the most cases is Santiago, closely followed by Providencia and San Miguel.

    The Ministry of Health (Minsal) released its new report on the epidemiological situation in relation to Monkeypox, a disease whose first confirmed patient in Chile was reported during June this year.

    From June 17 to August 18, 2022, 210 cases of monkeypox were reported, of which 207 are confirmed cases and another three are probable cases.

    The document prepared by the Minsal explains that another 131 cases that have entered surveillance were ruled out by the Institute of Public Health (ISP).
    in regions

    Of the total number of confirmed infections, 197 reside in the Metropolitan Region, three in the Antofagasta Region, three in the Araucanía Region, two in the Coquimbo Region, two in the Valparaíso Region, and two in the O'Higgins Region. and one from the Los Lagos Region.

    Chile is among the 20 countries with the most cases of monkeypox

    On the other hand, the details of the infections by communes in the capital were also released, through a map that is contained in the report.

    The commune that registers the most cases is Santiago, followed by Providencia and San Miguel. On a third level are other districts such as San Joaquín, Quinta Normal and Estación Central.

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  • Shiloh
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    Source: https://www.radiopaulina.cl/2022/08/...mono-en-chile/


    Minsal confirms more than 200 cases of monkeypox infections in Chile
    According to the health authority, 131 cases entered surveillance but were ruled out by the Public Health Institute (ISP), while another 130 cases were discharged. Of the total confirmed cases in the country, 93.8% are in the Metropolitan region and 1.4% in the Antofagasta region, the same figure was recorded in the La Araucanía region.
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    This Friday, the Ministry of Health (Minsal) released a new epidemiological report on monkeypox in the country where there was an increase of 68 cases compared to the previous week when there were 142 cases.

    Likewise, it reported that as of August 18, 207 infected are registered, while another three remain as probable cases pending confirmation of their PCR examination by the Institute of Public Health (ISP)

    According to the health authority, 131 cases entered surveillance but were ruled out by the Public Health Institute (ISP), while another 130 cases were discharged.

    In addition, of the total confirmed cases in the country, 93.8% are in the Metropolitan region and 1.4% in the Antofagasta region, the same figure was recorded in the La Araucanía region.

    It is worth mentioning that most of the cases are concentrated in the urban area of ​​the Metropolitan region, highlighting the commune of Santiago for being the one with the largest number of cases.

    Meanwhile, among the regions where there have been confirmed cases are Coquimbo, Valparaíso, O'Higgins and Los Lagos.

    Regarding the age range of the cases registered in Chile, according to the Minsal, they have been between 17 and 63 years old, with a median of 34 years, being the group that concentrates the largest number of cases, between 30 and 39 years, followed by 20 to 29 years. In terms of sex, 99% of cases correspond to men.

    On the other hand, 13% of the cases have a history of having made an international trip during the last 21 days, while 15% were able to determine their epidemiological link with another confirmed case, while 71% are under epidemiological investigation. to determine the place of exposure.

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    Six regions of Chile have confirmed cases of Monkeypox
    So far, the infections closest to Biobío have occurred in the region of La Araucanía. While in the world new studies associated with the disease continue to be evidenced.
    By Nicholas Munoz
    August 16, 2022, at 10:18

    On June 17, the Chilean Ministry of Health (Minsal) confirmed the arrival of Monkeypox, or Monkeypox, in the country. This zoonotic disease (transmitted from animals to people) ended up mobilizing the authorities, who on June 25 were forced to decree the so-called Health Alert, a measure that is valid until September 30, 2022.

    A little over a month has passed since the Ministry of Health, through its Department of Epidemiology, initiated the health plan, together with the implementation of an electronic form for case notification and the reinforcement of laboratory capacities to throughout the national territory. Actions that sought to prepare the country against this new disease.

    Currently, the situation in Chile, unlike other countries, is under control. As detailed by the Health agency, between June 17 and August 11, 2022, 142 cases of Monkeypox were reported.

    Of the total, 141 are confirmed cases and only one is categorized as a probable case. In turn, 47 people are already discharged and two cases remain hospitalized mainly for the management of comorbidities. "Another 110 cases that have entered surveillance were ruled out by the Institute of Public Health (ISP) by the polymerase chain reaction technique," the report said.

    Regarding the place of residence of the affected patients, the authorities stated that 92.3 percent are located in the Metropolitan region, 2.1 percent in the La Araucanía region, 2.1 percent in the from Antofagasta, 1.4 percent in the Valparaíso region, 1.4 percent in the Libertador Bernardo O'Higgins region, and 0.7 percent in the Coquimbo region.

    STUDIES ASSOCIATED WITH THE DISEASE

    One of the countries that has been most affected by infections worldwide is Spain, which accounts for more than 3,700 cases diagnosed at the end of July.

    For this reason, local authorities have made efforts to resolve this negative scenario by intensifying operations and investigations in this regard. In this sense, an observational study was carried out in three sexual health units in Madrid and Barcelona, ​​where some of the results show that 40 percent of patients with the virus suffer complications.

    In other words, the researchers revealed that almost half of the patients analyzed presented complications that required medical treatment, mainly to reduce the pain associated with proctitis (25 percent), tonsillar ulceration (11 percent), and penile edema ( 8 percent).

    Another relevant conclusion of the investigation pointed to "skin-to-skin contact" during sexual intercourse as the "dominant factor" in the transmission of monkeypox, over airborne transmission.

    It is important to note that, in the evaluation of the 181 confirmed cases used, 175 (98 percent) were men, 166 of whom were identified as men who have sex with men. Group that is mainly affected in countries like Chile, where 99 percent of cases correspond to men, of which 100 percent have had recent sexual contact with a new or multiple male partners...

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  • Shiloh
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    Source: https://infogate.cl/2022/08/13/casos...ncrease-a-142/


    Cases of "monkeypox" in Chile increase to 142
    Of the total confirmed and probable cases, 92.3% reside in the Metropolitan region, 2.1% in the Araucanía region, 2.1% in the Antofagasta region, 1.4% in the Valparaíso region, 1.4% in the Libertador Bernardo O'Higgins region and 0.7% in the Coquimbo region.
    By Hans Hansen-
    08/13/2022


    The Ministry of Health confirmed that the cases of monkeypox in the country increased to 142 patients and one that is considered probable, where 92.3% of them reside in the Metropolitan Region.

    The report delivered by the Minsal indicates that from June 17 to August 11, 2022, 142 cases were reported in the country, of which 141 are confirmed cases and 1 probable case.

    In addition, 47 cases are discharged and 2 cases remain hospitalized mainly for management of comorbidities, while another 110 cases that have entered surveillance were ruled out by the Institute of Public Health by the polymerase chain reaction technique. .

    regional situation

    Of the total number of confirmed and probable cases, 92.3 (n=131) reside in the Metropolitan region, 2.1% (n=3) in the Araucanía region, 2.1% (n=3 ) in the Antofagasta region, 1.4% (n=2) in the Valparaíso region, 1.4% (n=2) in the Libertador Bernardo O'Higgins region, and 0.7(n=1 ) in the Coquimbo region.

    Most of the cases are concentrated in the urban area of ​​the Metropolitan region, with the commune of Santiago standing out as the one with the highest number of cases (n=60).

    Exposure factors:

    17% of the cases have a history of having made an international trip during the last 21 days, while 17% were able to determine their epidemiological link with another confirmed case. 66% are under epidemiological investigation to determine the place of exposure.

    Among other antecedents, it is observed that 100% of the cases have had recent sexual contact with a new or multiple male partners.

    Signs and symptoms:

    Regarding the clinical presentation, 100% (n=142) of the cases presented acute exanthema, 65% (n=93) anogenital skin/mucosa lesions, 58% (n=82) lymphadenopathy, 56% ( n=79) myalgia, 52% (n=74) headache and 50% (n=71) fever > 38.5°.

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