A 41-year-old man became the first person dead in Brazil from monkeypoxwhile the first three children in São Paulo were diagnosed with the disease, according to a statement from the local Ministry of Health.
The victim lived in the rural area of Uberlandia, state of Minas Gerais, and He was admitted to the therapy room of a hospital in Belo Horizonte with a diagnosis of lymphatic cancer.
“The cause of death was septic shock aggravated by Monkeypox,” spokesmen for the health portfolio told Télam through the statement.
The announcement came after the Secretary of Health of the city of São Paulo, the most populous city in Brazil and South America, recognized on Thursday that three children between the ages of 4 and 6 fell victim to monkeypox and that they were infected as adults.
The largest number of infected is in the state of São Paulo, with 46 million inhabitants, which has 823 infected.
Monkeypox was declared a “global health emergency” by the World Health Organization (WHO) last Saturday.
As of Thursday, Brazil had confirmed 1,066 cases of monkeypox, 75.6 percent more than last week.
The largest number of infected is found in the state of São Paulo, with 46 million inhabitants, which has 823 infected, corresponding to 77 percent of the country, followed by Rio de Janeiro and Minas Gerais.
In the city of São Paulo, the municipal secretary of Health, Luiz Zamarco, reported that two 6-year-old girls and a 4-year-old boy were infected, being the first minors infected in Brazil.
The children find themselves with medical follow-up and health surveillance in their homes with a picture of dilated lymph nodes, fever and skin marks.
