The Ministry of Health of the Government of the Canary Islands has detected a possible case of monkeypox infection that is being treated at the University Hospital of Gran Canaria Doctor Negrín, without requiring hospitalization. The case is under study in coordination with the National Center for Microbiology, and this body will "confirm or rule out" whether its symptoms are due to this disease.
The affected person is a young male, who after the epidemiological survey carried out, "meets the notification criteria and case profile that the Ministry of Health has registered as an alert for monkeypox infection, also known as Monkeypox", explain from the Ministry.
Monkeypox infection is a rare disease until now that presents with fever, headache, inflammation in the ganglia and eruptions on hands and face, similar to that produced by chickenpox. Its transmission occurs through the respiratory route, although the current suspected cases of infection respond to contact with mucous membranes during sexual relations.
On May 15, the United Kingdom launched a health alert to the WHO, according to international health regulations, after detecting the first four cases in Europe. This alert has activated the protocol in all health centers of the Canarian Health Service in order to detect early possible cases that may be detected.
The case under investigation in the Canary Islands has been notified this Thursday to the Ministry of Health and the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), as indicated by the protocols. "Given its favorable evolution, its process should continue at home with the corresponding monitoring," they specify from the Ministry.
