Tubes. File photoBRUSSELS, May 20Belgium has two confirmed cases of monkeypox, virologist Mark Van Ranst of the Catholic University of Leuven said on Twitter. from the Flemish Brabant region,» the Belgian virologist wrote. Earlier it was reported that the virus was detected in a resident of the Belgian Antwerp. Both cases may be related, since the patients were at the same event some time ago. It is planned that a meeting of the federal authorities will be held on Friday on the epidemiological situation. At the same time, as noted by the Institute of Tropical Medicine, the risks of the spread of the virus are assessed as low. monkeypox infection in humans
