The Cuban Ministry of Public Health (MINSAP) confirmed this Wednesday the second case of Monkeypox diagnosed in national territory, and pointed out that it is not related to the previous case.
“The disease was diagnosed in a Cuban citizen, resident in the United States, 60 years old, male, who arrived on the island on August 26, 2022 through the José Martí international airport in Havana, from Miami (United States). United)”, states the notification.
? We inform our population that today the second case of Simic Pox diagnosed in the national territory ?? was confirmed, which is unrelated to the previous case.
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— Cuban Ministry of Public Health (@MINSAPCuba) September 1, 2022
During the International Sanitary Control at the border, the patient did not declare a health problem and that same day he went to the residence of a relative in Havana, where he remained until August 30.
Two days after his arrival he started with headache, fever, malaise, sore throat and later skin lesions appeared in the form of macules and papules, reasons that took him to the health services on August 30.
Taking into account this clinical picture, the MINSAP points out, their admission for isolation, study and treatment is decided. Yesterday, August 31, his Monkeypox infection was confirmed, in a PCR study carried out at the IPK National Reference Laboratory.
The authorities point out that they are deepening the epidemiological survey, identification of contacts and other focus control actions established in the action protocol for these cases.
On August 20, the MINSAP reported on the first case of Monkeypox in the country. It was a patient of Italian nationality who arrived in the country as a tourist. This person died a day after his case was reported.
In July, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the Monkeypox outbreak a global health emergency.
