Ambulance in Turkey. Archival photoANKARA, May 22 – RIA Novosti. Cases of monkeypox infection have not been recorded in Turkey, Minister of Health Fahrettin Koca said. Monkeypox is a rare viral zoonotic disease, that is, a disease transmitted to humans from animals, the symptoms of which in humans are similar to those seen in the past in patients with smallpox, but less severe. «This disease, which originates from animals and sometimes infects humans, does not cause a pandemic. Symptoms are known to usually resolve spontaneously within 2-3 weeks. The disease seen in Africa has not been detected in our country,» Koja wrote on Twitter. Earlier, the UK Health Agency (UKHSA) reported that the total number of cases of monkeypox in the country had reached nine people. The Spanish Ministry of Health and local authorities have introduced a sanitary alert after eight cases of monkeypox were detected in Madrid, local media reported. In addition to Sweden, the first case of the disease was detected on Thursday in Italy. Also, the first cases of monkeypox infection were detected in Australia and Canada.
