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Turkey records first case of monkeypox, according to health minister
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Turkey has detected its first case of monkeypox in a 37-year-old affected person who’s in isolation, Well being Minister Fahrettin Koca stated on Thursday.
The virus has been recognized in additional than 50 new international locations exterior the international locations in Africa the place it’s endemic. The World Well being Group says circumstances are additionally rising in these international locations, calling for testing to be ramped up.
“Monkeypox has been detected in certainly one of our sufferers. The affected person is 37 years previous and has an immune system deficiency,” Koca wrote on Twitter.
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He stated the affected person was in isolation and speak to follow-up had been performed, with no different case discovered.
The monkeypox virus has been recognized in additional than 50 new international locations exterior the international locations in Africa the place it’s endemic.
There have been greater than 3,400 circumstances of monkeypox, and one loss of life, because the outbreak started in Might, largely in Europe amongst males who’ve intercourse with males, in accordance with a WHO tally. There have additionally been greater than 1,500 circumstances and 66 deaths in international locations this 12 months the place it extra often spreads.
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Final week, the WHO dominated that the outbreak didn’t but characterize a public well being emergency, its highest stage of alert.