First case of monkeypox registered in Moldova

20:07 | 08.08.2022 Category: Social

Chisinau, August 8 /MOLDPRES/- The Ministry of Health announces that monkey pox has been confirmed in a foreign citizen, who traveled to our country from the United States of America, in the interest of work.

According to the ministry, the person sought medical assistance today at the Toma Ciorbă Hospital for Infectious Diseases, and was hospitalized with suspicion of monkey pox, having general weakness, fever and skin rashes. Also today, specimens were collected, being transported for laboratory investigations to the National Agency for Public Health. The RT-PCR test for monkeypox was positive.

In the US the man was in contact with a person with confirmed monkeypox. The epidemiological investigation is ongoing.

Symptoms of monkeypox are usually fever, headache, swollen lymph nodes, muscle aches and rashes.

To prevent infection with monkey pox, the Ministry of Health recommends washing hands with soap and water, avoiding close contact with people who suspect or are confirmed to have been infected with monkey pox and/or with animals, which could be infected, etc.

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