(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
The first case of monkeypox has been confirmed in Denmark in a
person who tested positive after returning from a trip to Gran
Canaria in Spain, the Danish health authorities said, Trend reports citing Xinhua .
'The patient has mild symptoms and is in home isolation,' the
Statens Serum Institut (SSI) said in a press release.
Monkeypox is an infectious disease that affects humans and
certain animals and is spread through close contact, according to
the SSI. Fever, headache, muscle pain, swollen lymph nodes and
exhaustion are all possible symptoms.
Monkeypox generally causes mild symptoms and patients usually
require no hospital treatment.
Minister of Health Magnus Heunicke said in a press release that
'The Danish health authorities do not anticipate a widespread
outbreak of infection, but we are closely monitoring the situation
in order to be as prepared as possible.'
On Sunday, the European Center for Disease Prevention and
Control (ECDC) reported 59 confirmed cases of monkeypox and at
least ten suspected infections in the member states of the European
Union (EU) and the European Economic Area (EEA).
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