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First monkeypox deaths outside Africa are reported in Spain and Brazil
Three people have died of monkeypox in Brazil and Spain, marking the first known fatalities outside Africa in the current outbreak.
In Brazil, a 41-year-old man with lymphoma and weakened immunity died in the southeastern city of Belo Horizonte, health officials said Friday. The country has confirmed at least 1,259 cases.
Hours later, Spain announced the first death in Europe, although no information about the individual has been released. The health ministry confirmed a second death Saturday. Spain has been one of the worst-affected countries, with 4,298 confirmed cases and at least 120 patients hospitalized.
At least five people have died in Africa.
On July 23, the World Health Organization declared monkeypox a global health emergency, its highest-level warning. Globally 22,485 cases have been confirmed, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the overwhelming majority outside of countries in central and western Africa where the virus is normally found.
The WHO says the risk from the virus is high in Europe and moderate elsewhere. Cases normally begin with flu-like symptoms, and a rash that appears days later, according to the CDC. Infections usually last between two and four weeks.
Most cases have so far been reported among men who have sex with men, with WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus suggesting earlier this week that they should consider temporarily reducing sexual partners as cases rise. Global health authorities have grappled with the risk of stigmatizing members of the community or downplaying the risk to the wider population.
The WHO says the risk from the virus is high in Europe and moderate elsewhere. Cases normally begin with flu-like symptoms, and a rash that appears days later, according to the CDC. Infections usually last between two and four weeks.
Most cases have so far been reported among men who have sex with men, with WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus suggesting earlier this week that they should consider temporarily reducing sexual partners as cases rise. Global health authorities have grappled with the risk of stigmatizing members of the community or downplaying the risk to the wider population.
Case Count by State (none reported for MT & WY)
No dead Americans to report yet.
Alabama 16
Alaska 1
Arizona 50
Arkansas 4
California 799
Colorado 53
Connecticut 33
Delaware 4
District Of Columbia 218
Florida 373
Georgia 351
Hawaii 10
Idaho 4
Illinois 419
Indiana 49
Iowa 10
Kansas 1
Kentucky 8
Louisiana 38
Maine 1
Maryland 117
Massachusetts 116
Michigan 28
Minnesota 33
Mississippi 3
Missouri 9
Nebraska 10
Nevada 14
New Hampshire 9
New Jersey 118
New Mexico 7
New York 1345
North Carolina 53
North Dakota 1
Ohio 23
Oklahoma 9
Oregon 58
Pennsylvania 125
Puerto Rico 14
Rhode Island 19
South Carolina 16
South Dakota 1
Tennessee 26
Texas 351
Utah 27
Virginia 76
Washington 120
West Virginia 3
Wisconsin 13
(as of July 29, 2022 at 2pm EDT)
Alabama 16
Alaska 1
Arizona 50
Arkansas 4
California 799
Colorado 53
Connecticut 33
Delaware 4
District Of Columbia 218
Florida 373
Georgia 351
Hawaii 10
Idaho 4
Illinois 419
Indiana 49
Iowa 10
Kansas 1
Kentucky 8
Louisiana 38
Maine 1
Maryland 117
Massachusetts 116
Michigan 28
Minnesota 33
Mississippi 3
Missouri 9
Nebraska 10
Nevada 14
New Hampshire 9
New Jersey 118
New Mexico 7
New York 1345
North Carolina 53
North Dakota 1
Ohio 23
Oklahoma 9
Oregon 58
Pennsylvania 125
Puerto Rico 14
Rhode Island 19
South Carolina 16
South Dakota 1
Tennessee 26
Texas 351
Utah 27
Virginia 76
Washington 120
West Virginia 3
Wisconsin 13
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