Portugal: 2022/2023 Monkeypox

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231 confirmed cases of human infection with Monkeypox virus in Portugal

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The Directorate-General for Health (DGS) confirms 22 more cases of human infection with the Monkeypox virus in Portugal, with a total of 231 cases so far. Most infections have been reported to date in Lisbon and Vale do Tejo, but there are also cases in the North and Algarve regions. All confirmed infections are in men between the ages of 19 and 61, with the majority being younger than 40 years. The new cases were confirmed by the National Institute of Health Doctor Ricardo Jorge (INSA).

The identified cases remain under clinical follow-up and are stable. Information collected through epidemiological surveys is being analyzed to contribute to the assessment of the outbreak at national and international level.

The DGS continues to monitor the situation at the national level in conjunction with the European institutions.

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Monkeypox: DGS confirms 35 more cases in Portugal. Total rises to 276
by Simone Silva at 12:11, 17 Jun 2022

The Directorate General for Health (DGS) has just confirmed a total of 276 cases of monkeypox in Portugal, after 10 more infections were reported.

In a statement , the organization “confirms 35 more cases of human infection by the Monkeypox virus in Portugal, with a total of 276 cases so far”.

“Most infections have been reported, to date, in Lisbon and Vale do Tejo, but there are also cases in the North and Algarve regions”, according to the same note, which adds that “all confirmed infections are in men among the 19 and 61 years old, with the majority being under 40 years old”.

The new cases, according to the DGS, “were confirmed by the National Institute of Health Doctor Ricardo Jorge (INSA) and all “identified remain under clinical follow-up, and are stable”...

 

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297 confirmed cases of human infection with Monkeypox virus in Portugal

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The Directorate-General for Health (DGS) confirms 21 more cases of human infection with the Monkeypox virus in Portugal, with a total of 297 cases so far. Most infections have been reported to date in Lisbon and Vale do Tejo, but there are also cases in the North and Algarve regions. All confirmed infections are in men between the ages of 19 and 61, with the majority being younger than 40 years. The new cases were confirmed by the National Institute of Health Doctor Ricardo Jorge (INSA).

The identified cases remain under clinical follow-up and are stable. Information collected through epidemiological surveys is being analyzed to contribute to the assessment of the outbreak at national and international level.

The DGS continues to monitor the situation at the national level in conjunction with the European institutions.


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304 confirmed cases of human infection with Monkeypox virus in Portugal

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The Directorate-General for Health (DGS) confirms 7 more cases of human infection with the Monkeypox virus in Portugal, with a total of 304 cases so far. Most infections have been reported to date in Lisbon and Vale do Tejo, but there are also cases in the North and Algarve regions. All confirmed infections are in men between the ages of 19 and 61, with the majority being younger than 40 years. The new cases were confirmed by the National Institute of Health Doctor Ricardo Jorge (INSA).
The identified cases remain under clinical follow-up and are stable. Information collected through epidemiological surveys is being analyzed to contribute to the assessment of the outbreak at national and international level.

The DGS continues to monitor the situation at the national level in conjunction with the European institutions.

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317 confirmed cases of human infection with Monkeypox virus in Portugal

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The Directorate-General for Health (DGS) confirms 13 more cases of human infection with the Monkeypox virus in Portugal, with a total of 317 cases so far. Most infections have been reported to date in Lisbon and Vale do Tejo, but there are also cases in the North and Algarve regions. All confirmed infections are in men between the ages of 19 and 61, with the majority being younger than 40 years. The new cases were confirmed by the National Institute of Health Doctor Ricardo Jorge (INSA).

The identified cases remain under clinical follow-up and are stable. Information collected through epidemiological surveys is being analyzed to contribute to the assessment of the outbreak at national and international level.

The DGS continues to monitor the situation at the national level in conjunction with the European institutions.


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Monkeypox cases in Portugal rise to 328
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The Directorate-General for Health (DGS) confirmed, this Thursday, 11 more cases of infection with the Monkeypox virus (known as 'monkey smallpox') since Wednesday, bringing the total number of people infected in Portugal to 328.

"All confirmed infections are in men between the ages of 19 and 61, the majority being under 40 years old", says the DGS in a statement, adding that the new cases were confirmed by the Instituto Nacional de Saúde Doutor Ricardo Jorge (INSA).
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Sick people are stable and are being followed up clinically.

Most infections were reported in the Lisbon and Tagus Valley area, but there were also cases in the North and Algarve.

The UK Health Safety Agency has identified men who have sex with men and who have multiple partners, participate in group sex or attend places where sex takes place on premises as the highest risk group.

The transmission of the virus is not specifically associated with homosexual relationships, but is favored by the proximity resulting from any type of sexual relationship.

According to health authorities, the clinical manifestation of Monkeypox is generally mild, with most infected people recovering from the disease within a few weeks.

Symptoms include fever, headache, muscle and back pain, swollen lymph nodes, chills, exhaustion, progressing to a rash. The incubation period is typically six to 16 days, but it can be as long as 21, and when the crust of the rashes falls off, the infected person can no longer be contagious.

 

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328 confirmed cases of human infection with Monkeypox virus in Portugal

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The Directorate-General for Health (DGS) confirms 11 more cases of human infection with the Monkeypox virus in Portugal, with a total of 328 cases so far. Most infections have been reported to date in Lisbon and Vale do Tejo, but there are also cases in the North and Algarve regions. All confirmed infections are in men between the ages of 19 and 61, with the majority being younger than 40 years. The new cases were confirmed by the National Institute of Health Doctor Ricardo Jorge (INSA).

The identified cases remain under clinical follow-up and are stable. Information collected through epidemiological surveys is being analyzed to contribute to the assessment of the outbreak at national and international level.

The DGS continues to monitor the situation at the national level in conjunction with the European institutions.


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348 confirmed cases of human infection with Monkeypox virus in Portugal

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The Directorate-General for Health (DGS) confirms 20 more cases of human infection with the Monkeypox virus in Portugal, with a total of 348 cases so far. Most infections have been reported to date in Lisbon and Vale do Tejo, but there are also cases in the North, Alentejo and Algarve regions. All confirmed infections are in men between the ages of 19 and 61, with the majority being younger than 40 years. The new cases were confirmed by the National Institute of Health Doctor Ricardo Jorge (INSA).

The identified cases remain under clinical follow-up and are stable. It should be remembered that a person who is sick is no longer infectious only after complete healing and the crusting of the skin lesions, a period that may eventually exceed four weeks.

Information collected through epidemiological surveys is being analyzed to contribute to the assessment of the outbreak at national and international level.

The DGS continues to monitor the situation at the national level in conjunction with the European institutions.


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Number of Monkeypox cases rises to 365 and there are already in all regions of the country
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June 27, 2022 1:40 pm

Portugal recorded 17 more cases of Monkeypox, increasing the total number of confirmed infections to 365, the Directorate-General for Health (DGS) announced today, adding that there are already reported cases in all regions of the country.

“Most infections have been reported, to date, in Lisbon and Vale do Tejo, but there are already cases in the other regions (North, Center, Alentejo and Algarve)”, adds the DGS in a statement published on the website.

According to the DGS, all infections confirmed by the Instituto Nacional de Saúde Doutor Ricardo Jorge (INSA) are in men between the ages of 19 and 61, most of whom are under 40 years of age.

“The identified cases remain under clinical follow-up and are stable”, he adds.

The Directorate-General for Health recalls that a person who is sick is no longer infectious only after complete healing and the shedding of crusts from skin lesions, a period that may eventually exceed four weeks.

The most common symptoms of the disease are fever, severe headache, muscle pain, back pain, tiredness, enlarged lymph nodes with the progressive appearance of rashes that affect the skin and mucous membranes.

Skin lesions usually begin one to three days after the onset of fever and may be flat or slightly raised, with clear or yellowish fluid, and eventually ulcerate and form crusts that later dry up and fall off.

The number of lesions on a person can vary, they tend to appear on the face, but can spread to the rest of the body and even reach the palms of the hands and soles of the feet. They can also be found in the mouth, genitals and eyes.

These signs and symptoms usually last between two to four weeks and go away on their own without treatment.

The DGS advises the person who has symptoms that could be caused by Monkeypox virus to seek health care. “In addition, if you have had close contact with someone with the infection or suspected infection, inform health professionals”, he says in a document about the disease published on the website.
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The information collected through epidemiological surveys is being analyzed to contribute to the assessment of the outbreak at national and international level, says the health authority, adding that it continues to monitor the situation at national level in conjunction with European institutions.

The World Health Organization (WHO) said Saturday that the current outbreak of the monkeypox virus does not represent a public health emergency of international dimension, its highest alert level.

The director-general of the WHO agrees with the opinion of the experts of the International Emergency Committee that it does not determine that the event be treated as “a Public Health Emergency of International Concern”, that is, that the alert level be raised, read- in a Twitter message from Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.

Since the beginning of May 2022, 3,040 cases have been reported to the WHO in 47 countries, according to the most recent data presented at this meeting.

 

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373 confirmed cases of human infection with Monkeypox virus in Portugal

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The Directorate-General for Health (DGS) confirms 8 more cases of human infection with the Monkeypox virus in Portugal, with a total of 373 cases so far. Most infections have been reported to date in Lisbon and Vale do Tejo, but there are already cases in the other regions (North, Center, Alentejo and Algarve). All confirmed infections are in men between the ages of 19 and 61, with the majority being younger than 40 years. The new cases were confirmed by the National Institute of Health Doctor Ricardo Jorge (INSA).

The identified cases remain under clinical follow-up and are stable. It should be remembered that a person who is sick is no longer infectious only after complete healing and the crusting of the skin lesions, a period that may eventually exceed four weeks.

Information collected through epidemiological surveys is being analyzed to contribute to the assessment of the outbreak at national and international level.

The DGS continues to monitor the situation at the national level in conjunction with the European institutions.


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Society June 30, 2022 at 5:55 pm
Monkeypox cases in Portugal exceed 400
DGS confirmed 11 more cases.

402 cases of Monkeypox infections have already been confirmed in Portugal, 11 more than the last report.

According to the note published on the DGS website, most of the infections reported to date have been in Lisbon and the Tagus Valley, but "there are already cases in the other regions of the continent (North, Center, Alentejo and Algarve) and in the Autonomous Region. of Madeira".

The infections were recorded in men between the ages of 19 and 61, the majority being under 40, explains the health authority, noting that the cases were confirmed by the Instituto Nacional de Saúde Doutor Ricardo Jorge (INSA).

The identified cases are stable but remain under clinical follow-up.

A person who is sick is no longer contagious only after complete healing and the crusts of the skin lesions have fallen off, and this period may exceed four weeks. Monkeypox virus, from the family of viruses that causes smallpox, is transmitted through lesions, body fluids, respiratory droplets and contaminated materials, with incubation time generally being seven to 14 days, with the illness lasting two to four weeks. .

The DGS recommends that anyone with ulcerative lesions, skin rash, palpable lymph nodes, possibly accompanied by fever, chills, headache, muscle pain and tiredness, seek medical advice.
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Human infection by Monkeypox virus in Portugal - Weekly information

Information on the number of cases in Portugal until July 7, 2022

On May 3, the presence of the Monkeypox virus (VMPX) was detected in Portugal, with confirmation
laboratory analysis of five cases of human VMPX infection. From then until July 7, 2022,
473 cases were laboratory confirmed.

The following epidemiological description has been drawn up on the basis of information available on 6
July 2022 for 319 cases reported on SINAVEmed. Of the 319 cases with information, age
varies between 19 and 61 years and 145 (45%) are between 30 and 39 years old, 318 (99.7%) are male and
1 (0.3%) female, in the context of possible contact with a confirmed case.
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All regions of mainland Portugal and the Autonomous Region of Madeira reported cases, from
of which 256 (80%) in the Regional Health Administration of Lisbon and Vale to Tejo.
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https://www.dgs.pt/em-destaque/info...infecao-humana-por-virus-monkeypox-n-001.aspx

 

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Society July 14, 2022 at 20:25
Portugal has already diagnosed 515 cases of Monkeypox
There is an infected woman.

The Directorate-General for Health (DGS) revealed this Thursday that, until July 13, 515 cases of Monkeypox had been identified in Portugal. This number indicates an increase of 42 cases in relation to the 473 confirmed until last Friday.

The epidemiological description was drawn up, however, "based on information available on 12 July 2022 for 343 cases reported on SINAVEmed" (Figure 1), the authority explains in a statement.

For these 343 cases of infection, the age of those infected varies between 19 and 61 years, with the predominant age group being between 30 and 39 years (44%).

"Most cases (99.7%) are male (342), with one case (0.3%) reported female, in the context of possible contact with a confirmed case", the DGS also advances.

Most cases (84.3%) were reported in the Lisbon and Tagus Valley region, followed by the North (10%). The remaining cases are spread across the rest of the country, with only the autonomous region of the Azores not confirming any infection.

 

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Human infection by Monkeypox virus in Portugal weekly information

Information on the number of cases in Portugal until July 13, 2022

On May 3, the presence of the Monkeypox virus (VMPX) was detected in Portugal, with confirmation
laboratory analysis of five cases of human VMPX infection. From then until July 13, 2022,
515 confirmed cases were identified.

The epidemiological description presented was prepared based on the information available to
July 12, 2022 for 343 cases reported on SINAVEmed (Figure 1). Of the 343 cases, age
varies between 19 and 61 years, with a predominance of cases in the age group between 30 and 39 years (152 -
44%). The majority of cases (99.7%) are male (342), with one case (0.3%) reported from
female, in the context of possible contact with a confirmed case.
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All regions of mainland Portugal and the Autonomous Region of Madeira reported cases,
of which 288 (84.3%) were in the health region of Lisbon and Vale do Tejo (Figure 2 and Table 1).
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https://www.dgs.pt/em-destaque/info...ao-humana-por-virus-monkeypox--n-002-pdf.aspx

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Source: https://www.publico.pt/2022/07/21/c...-casos-confirmados-semana-portugal-73-2014574

Monkeypox: more than 4,000 confirmed cases this week, Portugal has 73 more
This week more than 4,000 cases were confirmed worldwide. The World Health Organization's Emergency Committee meets again to decide whether to declare this outbreak an international public health emergency.
Tiago Ramalho
July 21, 2022, 9:15 pm


Portugal now has 588 confirmed cases of monkeypox. Since last Thursday, 73 new infections have been added, as indicated in the weekly report now published by the Directorate-General for Health (DGS). On the first day of vaccination, that is, last Friday, the vaccine was administered to three risk contacts, according to the data available...

....In Portugal, the most diagnosed cases are in the region of Lisbon and Vale do Tejo (805), and only one woman is infected. All remaining confirmed cases are men, most under the age of 45....

 

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Human infection by Monkeypox virus in Portugal
weekly information

Information on the number of cases in Portugal until July 20, 2022

On May 3, the presence of the Monkeypox virus (VMPX) was detected in Portugal, with confirmation
laboratory analysis of five cases of human VMPX infection. From then until July 20, 2022,
588 confirmed cases were identified.

The epidemiological description presented was prepared based on the information available to
July 18, 2022 for 391 cases reported on SINAVEmed (Figure 1). Of the 391 cases, the largest
part belongs to the age group between 30 and 39 years (171 - 44%). Most cases (99.8%) are
male (390), with one case (0.2%) reported female, in the context of possible
contact with confirmed case.
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All regions of mainland Portugal and the Autonomous Region of Madeira reported cases,
most of them 312 (80.3%) in the health region of Lisbon and Vale do Tejo (Figure 2 and Table 1).
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https://www.dgs.pt/em-destaque/info...ao-humana-por-virus-monkeypox--n-003-pdf.aspx

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Human infection by Monkeypox virus in Portugal
weekly information

Information on the number of cases in Portugal until July 27, 2022

On May 3, the presence of the Monkeypox virus (VMPX) was detected in Portugal, with confirmation
laboratory analysis of five cases of human VMPX infection. From then until July 27, 2022,
633 confirmed cases were identified.

The epidemiological description presented was prepared based on the information available to
July 27, 2022 for 536 cases reported on SINAVEmed (Figure 1). Of the 536 cases, the largest
part belongs to the age group between 30 and 39 years (232 - 43%). Most cases (99.6%) are
male (534), with two cases (0.4%) reported female.
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All regions of mainland Portugal and the Autonomous Region of Madeira reported cases,
of which 440 (82.6%) were in the health region of Lisbon and Vale do Tejo (Figure 2 and Table 1).
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https://www.dgs.pt/em-destaque/info...ao-humana-por-virus-monkeypox--n-004-pdf.aspx

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