Bolivia registers 63 positive cases of monkeypox

​The number of positive cases of monkeypox rose to 63, cWith the five new affected reported on Saturday, of which four were registered in Santa Cruz and one in La Paz.

Of total accumulated cases, 53 correspond to Santa Cruz, 5 to Cochabamba, 4 to La Paz and 1 to Potosí.

Of all of them, 62 continue with the disease and only one has ssymptoms have been overcome, so it is considered as recovered.

Precisely, given the increase in those affectedCommittee CNational Scientist of the Bolivian Medical College recommended reinforcing epidemiological surveillance in the health system and not neglecting biosafety measures.

The president of the scientific entity, Virginia Paredes, pointed out that monkeypox is not lethal, but it is highly contagious that can cause medical complications especially in patients with immunodeficiencies and aggravate their health condition.

But, now that the cases are on the rise and native cases are being presented, he assures that it is necessary “extreme epidemiological surveillance resources”, Therefore, if a patient with symptoms similar to monkeypox arrives at the clinic, this should be considered a probable case, so the necessary laboratory tests should be ordered.