15.10.2024 11:44
The first cases of monkeypox have been reported in the Southern African countries of Zimbabwe and Zambia. The virus was detected in an 11-year-old child and a 24-year-old man in Zimbabwe, as well as in a 32-year-old Tanzanian citizen in Zambia.
In a statement from the Zimbabwe Ministry of Health and Child Care, it was reported that the country's first case of Monkeypox was detected in an 11-year-old boy who traveled to South Africa last month. The statement also mentioned that the number of Monkeypox cases in the country has risen to 2 with the detection of the virus in a 24-year-old man who has a travel history to Tanzania.
THE PATIENT HAS A SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL HISTORY TO SEVERAL SOUTH AFRICAN COUNTRIES
In a statement from the Zambian Ministry of Health, it was announced that the first case of Monkeypox in the country was detected in a 32-year-old Tanzanian citizen who arrived in the country last month. It was emphasized that the patient has a significant travel history to several South African countries outside of Zambia, and a warning was issued stating, "Considering the patient's extensive travel history and interactions at various points in Zambia, the risk of both local and cross-border potential spread was high."