(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
The UAE's Ministry of Health reported on Tuesday the first case
of monkeypox, becoming the first Gulf country to detect a case of
the disease, Trend reports citing Al Arabiya.
The patient is a 29-year-old visitor from a West African country
and she is receiving the required medical care in the UAE, WAM
added.
Monkeypox has been reported over the past few days in several
European and North American countries including the UK, France and
the US. The rare virus is endemic in several regions of Africa.
The World Health Organization (WHO) said monkeypox is“usually a
self-limited disease with the symptoms lasting from 2 to 4
weeks.”
However, WHO added that severe cases can occur, with a fatality
ratio of approximately 3-6 percent.
The disease is typically transmitted to humans through close
contact with an infected person or animal, or with material
contaminated with the virus, WHO said, adding that it is
“transmitted from one person to another by close contact with
lesions, body fluids, respiratory droplets and contaminated
materials such as bedding.”
The UAE ministry stressed that health authorities in the country
were taking all the necessary measures including investigation,
examination of contacts and follow-up.
“The ministry confirmed that, in cooperation with health
authorities, it follows an epidemiological surveillance mechanism
in accordance with the highest international practices to ensure
sustainable efficiency and protect society from communicable
diseases and quickly discover cases and work to limit the local
spread of all diseases and viruses, including monkeypox,” WAM
reported.
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