Medical workers process the received biomaterial. File photoMOSCOW, May 20.The number of confirmed cases of monkeypox in Spain has risen to 30, writes the Pais newspaper, citing the Spanish Ministry of Health. Previously, 7 confirmed cases were reported. As noted, the results were confirmed by PCR tests, which gave a positive result. «The Ministry of Health said on Friday that 23 new PCR tests taken from patients with suspected monkeypox infection and carried out at the National Center for Microbiology gave a positive result. Based on these data, the number of confirmed cases is 30, «the newspaper writes. As noted, all confirmed cases belong to autonomous community of Madrid. Almost all of the cases are young men around the age of 35 who became infected, probably after sexual contact with other men. Earlier, the Spanish Ministry of Health and local authorities introduced a sanitary alarm mode due to the detection of the first cases of monkeypox infection. The publication notes that the received the figures «make Spain the country with the highest number of cases in the current outbreak», which has already affected a number of countries. Cases of monkeypox infection have been identified in several countries, including the UK, Sweden, Italy, France, Australia, Canada, Germany.Vector: smallpox vaccine effective against monkeypoxMonkeypox is a rare viral infection that is also transmitted between humans. It is usually a mild condition and most people recover within a few weeks, but complications can occur for some. The Health Agency noted that monkeypox is not considered a sexually transmitted infection, but can be transmitted through close contact with an infected person, the risk of spread in the UK population is estimated to be very low. Initial symptoms of monkeypox include fever, headache, muscle pain, back pain, swollen lymph nodes, chills and exhaustion. A rash may develop, often starting on the face and then spreading to other parts of the body. The rash changes and goes through various stages before finally forming a scab, which later falls off.
