Ireland confirm the first case monkey pox on Saturday (28/5). Ireland’s Ministry of Health said the other cases were being investigated and awaiting test results.
About 20 countries have confirmed cases of monkeypox, about 200 confirmed or suspected cases mostly in Europe.
Previously, Argentina reported its first case on Friday (27/5). Monkeypox was identified in a 40-year-old man who had just returned from Spain, a country which two days earlier reported 59 cases.
Monkeypox was first discovered in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 1970 and is considered endemic in dozens of African countries.
Experts are concerned about its spread in a number of non-endemic countries. So far there have been no reports of deaths in this area.
The World Health Organization (WHO) warns the LGBT community to be vigilant because the virus that causes monkeypox can be transmitted through sex.
This warning was issued because several cases of monkeypox were found in patients identified as LGBT.
Monkeypox can be spread through skin-to-skin contact such as touching, kissing, oral sex and penetration with symptomatic people.
After infection, symptoms such as a rash with blisters will appear on the face, hands, feet, eyes, mouth or genitals. In addition, symptoms of fever, swollen lymph nodes, headache, and muscle pain also appear.
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