MADRID, Spain.- The Cuban Ministry of Public Health (MINSAP) reported this Wednesday the second case of monkeypox detected on the island.
According to one informative note of the MINSAP, is not related to the first case detected, but it is a Cuban citizen, resident in the United States, who arrived in Cuba on August 26.
According to the information, the 60-year-old man, upon arrival at the José Martí international airport in Havana, did not declare any health problems during the International Sanitary Control.
“That same day he went to the residence of a relative in Havana, where he remained until August 30. On the 28th he began with headache, fever, malaise, sore throat and later skin lesions appeared in the form of macules and papules, attending the health services on August 30, due to the persistence of symptoms. Taking into account this clinical picture, it was decided to admit her for isolation, study and treatment, ”explains the MINSAP.
The monkeypox infection was confirmed on August 31 by a PCR study carried out at the IPK National Reference Laboratory.
The health authorities indicated that they investigate the patient’s contacts and comply with the protocol established for these cases.
The first case monkeypox, as the disease is also known, was detected on the island on August 20.
It was a male patient, of Italian nationality, who had arrived as a tourist five days earlier.
On July 23, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the monkeypox outbreak as a global emergency.
Monkeypox is a disease caused by a virus that goes by the same name: monkeypox. It is a zoonotic viral disease, which means it can be transmitted from animals to humans. It can also spread from person to person.
Symptoms usually include fever, severe headache, muscle aches, back pain, low energy, swollen lymph nodes, and skin rashes or lesions.
