08/17/2022 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 08/18/2022 04:40
The Ministry of Health confirms a case of monkeypox virus infection in a child The child is in a stable and non worrying condition and is placed in isolation.
The Health Inspectorate visited the child's day care centre in the early afternoon.
Contact tracing was carried out and the relevant persons were informed. The day care centre concerned remains operational, with no other children showing symptoms at this stage. The children and adults who had potential contact with the infected child are not at risk of developing severe forms of the disease. Nevertheless, the Health Inspectorate will remain in daily contact with parents and staff at the day centre to detect any onset of symptoms.
Monkeypox is a zoonotic disease caused by the monkeypox virus that has been circulating in Europe for several months. On 23 July 2022, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared monkeypox a public health emergency of international concern.
Although the virus has so far spread mainly within certain communities, the infection can affect anyone.
It is recalled that the disease can cause the following symptoms:
The strategy to reduce human-to-human transmission of monkeypox is based on the following measures:
Press release by the Ministry of Health