A first case of monkey pox has been detected at Perpignan hospital.
- In case of appearance of symptoms of monkeypox (fever and rash with blisters), you must contact the SAMU.
- He will direct you to a medical consultation if necessary.
Monkeypox begins to spread throughout France. This mysterious disease, also called “Monkeypox”, was identified for the first time in the Pyrénées-Orientales.
The contaminated man is in his thirties and was returning from a stay in Spain when he tested positive for monkeypox in the middle of the week at Perpignan hospital, according to the Independent. He was treated there, then returned to the Paris region where he lives. Those around him were vaccinated against the disease.
Cases in Europe and around the world
As of June 16, 183 confirmed cases of monkeypox have been reported in France: 129 in Ile-de-France, 13 in Occitanie, 10 in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, 8 in New Aquitaine, 7 in Hauts-de- France, 7 in PACA, 5 in Normandy, 1 in Centre-Val de Loire, 1 in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, 1 Grand-Est and 1 in Brittany. Of 157 cases confirmed as of June 15, 153 have been investigated, one remains unreachable and 3 are under investigation. All the cases investigated are men, aged between 19 and 63 years (median age: 34 years).
“Cases of monkey pox (Monkeypox) not directly linked to travel to Central or West Africa or people returning from travel have been reported in Europe and around the world, suspected cases are ongoing evaluation in many countries and the situation is therefore changing very rapidly”, also specifies Public Health France. “In France, infections with this virus are subject to long-term monitoring through the mandatory reporting system. Given the current alerts, monitoring of these infections is reinforced by Public Health France and information messages and alerts are addressed to health professionals”, explains the public health agency.
Viral infection
Monkeypox is a viral infection usually rare in Europe that manifests with fever, rashes and swollen lymph nodes. The disease, generally mild, can nevertheless be fatal if left untreated, especially in young people.
Since its discovery in 1970, human cases of monkeypox have been recorded in several African countries: Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, Gabon, Côte d’Ivoire, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone and Sudan. Contamination was then via rodents or monkeys.