Egypt reports ‘first’ monkeypox cases worldwide, infected more than half a hundred thousand, the United States tops 20,000
Egypt finds ‘first’ monkey pox – AFP Reported on September 8 that the Ministry of Public Health Egypt announced that the patient was found monkey pox The country’s first person is a 42-year-old man with a residence in Europe. and frequent international travel Initially, the man was isolated in a hospital for observation and treatment.
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While the global situation, the cumulative number of infections in the outbreak since May 2022 has risen to 52,791 people in 104 countries and territories. There are also as many as 8,691 suspected cases of infection and at least 18 deaths.
File Photo: A patient is inoculated with the monkeypox vaccine during a vaccination clinic at the OASIS Wellness Center, Aug. 19, 2022, in New York. (MARY ALTAFFER/AP)
However, the World Health Organization (WHO) said the epidemic rate was likely to continue to decline. After a week, there was a 25 percent drop in patients compared to the previous week.
same day US News According to the US Centers for Disease Control (CDC), the US has more than 20,700 cases of monkeypox, making it the country with the most monkeypox cases in the world. The states with the most cases were California, Texas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois and New York.
The 10 countries with the most infections following the United States are Spain, Brazil, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, Peru, Canada, the Netherlands and Colombia.
File Photo: Egypt has recorded its first case of the monkeypox virus, in a man who travelled regularly to Europe, the country’s health ministry said Wednesday. “The first case of monkeypox has been detected in Egypt. The 42-year-old man has a residence permit from a European country to which he regularly travels,” the health ministry of the Arab world’s most populous country said in a statement. The man has been placed in isolation in hospital. /ERNESTO BENAVIDES/AFP/
File Photo: Monkeypox cases in the U.S. have surpassed 20,700 – the most reported infections of any country. States reporting the highest number of cases include California, Texas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois and New York, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. While the 10 most affected countries are the U.S., Spain, Brazil, France, Germany, the U.K., Peru, Canada, the Netherlands and Colombia. REUTERS
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