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First patient with monkeypox (monkeypox) in the Netherlands
Publication date 20-05-2022 | 18:30
This afternoon, a patient was diagnosed with monkeypox for the first time in the Netherlands. Researchers showed with a PCRpolymerase chain reaction-test that the person did indeed have monkeypox. In recent days it has already been announced that several people in Europe have tested positive for this disease. People in Portugal, Great Britain and Belgium, among others, were found positive for the virus.
Monkeypox, often referred to as monkey pox, is caused by a virus that is mainly found in West and Central Africa. The virus occurs in rodents, but humans can also be infected. The symptoms after an infection are usually mild.
Multiple patients possible
RIVM expects that even more people may have been infected in the Netherlands. An update on any newly discovered infections will follow after the weekend.
https://www.rivm.nl/nieuws/eerste-pa...s-in-nederland
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Monkeypox (monkeypox)
Change date 21-05-2022 | 14:50
We have found a few patients in the Netherlands with monkeypox. We continue to investigate other possible infections. An update with more information will follow on Monday.
Monkeypox, often referred to as monkeypox or monkeypox virus, is a viral infection that mainly occurs in western and central Africa. Sometimes a traveler from that region comes to Europe with this disease. This zoonosis (disease that can be passed from animals to humans) mainly occurs in rodents in Africa. The disease is usually mild in humans.
Monkeypox is different from impetigo (a skin infection caused by a bacterium, which often occurs in the Netherlands). In Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao and Suriname, the name monkey pox is often used for this disease impetigo.
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https://www.rivm.nl/monkeypox-apenpokken
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Reporting monkey pox infection necessary to fight virus properly
News item | 21-05-2022 | 14:50
On May 20, 2022, the first infections with the monkeypox virus were also confirmed in the Netherlands. More infections are expected to be found in the coming days. The disease is today classified as A disease. This means that new infections or suspicions thereof must be reported immediately. This will prevent further spread of the virus.
The RIVM has advised to classify monkeypox as an A disease. Minister Kuipers of Health, Welfare and Sport is following this advice. This makes it mandatory for doctors to immediately report the disease and the suspicion of it . In this way, new cases can be detected and isolated as early as possible and measures such as quarantine can also be taken for their contacts. It expressly concerns the approach of individual cases. No general collective measures are to be expected.
People with (a suspicion of) monkey pox are requested to go into home isolation. They can be tested. If the test result is negative, the isolation can be lifted. If they are positive, they are asked to remain in isolation until the disease is no longer contagious. That is when the skin is completely healed.
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