Monkeypox has caused deaths outside the African Region for the first time, including two in Spain, one in Brazil and one in India, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced Thursday.
“For the first time, deaths from monkeypox have been reported in countries outside the African Region, in Spain (two deaths), Brazil (one death) and India (one death),” the UN health agency said in its latest epidemiological report on the disease.
In two cases, the deaths were related to viral encephalitis and some patients had underlying immunosuppressive conditions, the same source said, noting that a total of eleven deaths have occurred internationally.
Worldwide, since the beginning of May, nearly 28,000 cases have been detected. The disease is now present in 89 countries/territories in the six WHO regions. This is an increase of nearly 75% in new infections.
“Since July 25, 11,798 new cases and six new deaths have been reported,” WHO said, noting that 14 new countries have reported cases. In the last seven days, 42 countries have reported an increase in the weekly number of cases, the UN agency said, noting that the largest increase was reported in Brazil.
According to WHO, the majority of cases reported in the last four weeks are in Europe (53%), followed by the Region of the Americas (46%).
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