The monkeypox virus continues to spread rapidly in the Netherlands. Fifty more people have tested positive in recent days. The total number of confirmed infections has thus risen to 402. Last Monday, the counter of the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) stood at 352 cases.
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114 infections have come to light in the past seven days. That is almost the fastest weekly increase since the monkeypox virus first appeared in the Netherlands. The number of cases has doubled in two weeks.
Kind
Among the people who have contracted the virus is a child of primary school age. It is not known how that child became infected, but according to the RIVM there is no suspicion of abuse. The virus spreads through skin-to-skin contact, which can happen in ways other than sex.
Festival
The other infected people are men, and most of them are men who have sex with men. It was previously announced that some of the infected men have been to the Darklands Festival in Belgium. This fetish festival was identified as a possible fire source. Darklands was held about two months ago, from May 4-9. After the infection it can take 5 to 21 days before people get the first symptoms. That means that the people who are now testing positive have not contracted the virus on Darklands.
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