Diagnosis is made from patients who have not traveled abroad, which heralds a sign of community transmission of the disease in the state
a Rio de Janeiro Two other cases confirmed by monkey poxBoth are in the capital, Rio de Janeiro. The two patients are men, one of them is 25 years old and the other is 30 years old. They have not traveled abroad or been in contact with travelers, which is another sign of disease transmission in the community. According to the municipal health department, the injured are being examined and followed up, and their health condition is stable. People who have been in contact with the infected are also being monitored. With the confirmation of two new “monkeypox” cases, the state of Rio de Janeiro already has four confirmed monkeypox records, and one more case is being investigated. This Thursday, the 23rd, The Ministry of Health confirmed community transmission of the disease in Brazilwhich adds up to at least 14 diagnoses of the disease.
* With information from reporter Rodrigo Vega
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