Researchers from the University of São Paulo began studies of virus samples with the aim of developing a more effective test to diagnose the presence of the disease.
Rio de Janeiro, the second state with the most cases, presents 16 affected by smallpox and where at least one is indigenous, according to the Secretary of Health of the state capital.
states of Minas Gerais, Rio Grande do Sul and Ceará confirmed two cases each. The national Ministry of Health reported a confirmed case in the states of Brasilia and Rio Grande do Norte, respectively.
Finally, the Ministry of Health of the state of Paraná notified this Sunday about the first infected patient, a 31-year-old man who is under observation in the city of Curitiba, whose case was not yet included in the list of the national government, reported CNN.
Monkeypox in Argentina
In Argentina there are already six cases of monkeypox: the last contagion began with symptoms such as fever, severe headache, and general malaise last June 19, on the 20th he arrived in Argentina and on the 25th he made a telephone medical consultation.
Of all the infected people in the country, so far there have been no deaths or secondary cases (infections to third parties).
Globally, as of June 22, 3,413 confirmed cases were reported in 50 countries, of which 86% were reported in Europe (2,933), 11% in America (381), 2% in Africa (73) and less than 1% in the Eastern Mediterranean and Western Pacific regions (26).
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