The Algarve already has confirmed cases of monkeypox (Monkeypox virus), confirmed the Directorate-General for Health (DGS) in a statement this Monday, 23 May.
According to the DGS, “14 more cases of human infection by the virus were confirmed” monkeypox in Portugal, with, so far, 37 cases in the North, Lisbon and Tagus Valley and Algarve regions».
Otherwise, results are awaited for other samples.
The new cases were confirmed by the National Institute of Health Doctor Ricardo Jorge (INSA). Among the available samples, it was identified, through sequencing, the clade (virus subgroup) from West Africa, which is the least aggressive.
«The identified cases remain under clinical follow-up, and are stable and on an outpatient basis. Epidemiological investigations of suspected cases that are being detected are ongoing, with the aim of identifying chains of transmission and potential new cases and their contacts”, says the statement from the DGS.
Individuals with ulcerative lesions, rash, palpable lymph nodes, possibly accompanied by fever, chills, headache, muscle pain and tiredness, should seek medical advice.
The DGS asks that the “measures to be implemented in the event of suspicious symptoms be strengthened, and individuals must refrain from direct physical contact with other people and from sharing clothing, towels, sheets and personal objects while skin lesions are present, at any stage, or other symptoms'.
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