The Regional Secretary of Health, Pedro Ramos, confirmed today that 20 Monkeypox vaccines arrived in Madeira last Thursday (21st of July).
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The Regional Directorate of Health, this afternoon reported that the second Monkeypox case has been confirmed in the Autonomous Region of Madeira.
In Portugal, 473 cases of Monkeypox have been confirmed, with the Directorate-General for Health (DGS) reporting that a woman has contracted the virus.
The Regional Directorate for Health has confirmed that as of today, June the 28th, Madeira has registered its first Monkeypox case.
The Directorate-General for Health (DGS) confirmed, on Wednesday morning, 10 more confirmed Monkeypox cases of infection in Portugal, bringing the total to 241 cases so far.
A Regional Health Directorate (DRS) circular, 2022/935, 2 June, now states that anyone who believes that they have been infected by the Monkeypox virus in the Autonomous Region of Madeira, must phone the SRS 24 line (800 24 24 20). The number, which is the same as the Covid-19 hotline is now providing support for those who may or think they may have been infected with the new virus.
A further ten cases of Monkeypox have been confirmed in Portugal, bringing the total number to 49.
Portugal is the first country to sequence the genome of the Monkeypox virus, a relative of the virus that causes smallpox. The recent outbreak has affected seven countries, including Portugal. Information released today in a statement by the Instituto Nacional de Saúde Doutor Ricardo Jorge (INSA), where a team of…
The World Health Organization (WHO), announced today that there are around 80 confirmed cases of the Monkeypox virus infection in eleven countries, stating that these outbreaks are atypical because they are occurring in non-endemic countries.
A further nine cases of Monkeypox have been confirmed in Portugal, bringing the total to 23, announced the Directorate-General for Health (DGS), who are still awaiting results regarding other samples.