Judith Pena | January 18, 2023
Almost a hundred people have been infected with monkeypox according to the Department of Epidemiology of the Ministry of Health (MINSA) after reporting that between January 5 and 18, 17 new cases of monkeypox have been registered.
According to the registry with these new cases there are a total of 99 accumulated, of which 18 are active broken down as follows: 14 patients in home isolation and 4 in isolation in health facilities, while 81 have already completed their isolation .
A new data revealed by the health authorities is that of the total number of people infected with monkeypox, 45.4% of those infected are HIV carriers. It was reported that 97 of the positives are men and 2 women.
The report breaks down that, of the 99 accumulated cases, 64 do not have any sexually transmitted infection (STI), 18 have syphilis, 15 unknown, 1 with genital wart and 1 with gonorrhea.
The Minsa highlighted that the corregimientos with the most confirmed cases of monkeypox, to date, are: Bella Vista with 16 cases; San Francisco 9 cases; Río Abajo 6 cases; Calidonia with 5 cases; Parque Lefevre, Pedregal, Juan Díaz and Bethania with 4 cases.
They are followed by Chilibre, Ancón, Belisario Porras, Pacora and Tocumen with 3 cases; Victoriano Lorenzo, Vista Alegre, Belisario Frías, December 24, Mayor Díaz, Arnulfo Arias Madrid, El Chorrillo and Ernesto Córdoba with 2 cases.
The distribution of the cases ranges in an age range between 19 to 59 years.
Regarding vaccination, the Expanded Immunization Program (PAI) reports that, until January 17, 2023, 52 vaccines against monkeypox have been applied, in two dose groups.
The PAI highlights that the first doses, 42 vaccines against monkeypox have been placed in the following regions: 31 doses in the Metropolitan Health Region; 5 in West Panama; 3 in North Panama; 1 in Chiriquí, 1 in San Miguelito and 1 in Coclé.
And in the second dose, 10 vaccines are distributed as follows: 5 in the West Panama region; 4 in Panama Metro and 1 in Coclé.
