The first case of monkeypox has been registered in Ukraine, the Ministry of Health reports.
“Currently, the patient is hospitalized in a medical facility for inpatient treatment, he has a mild course of the disease,” the department said.
The Ministry of Health clarifies that the disease was diagnosed thanks to a PCR study conducted by the regional Center for Disease Control and Prevention of the Ministry of Health. Now there is an epidemiological investigation of the specified case.
In order to preserve the comfort of the patient, the department does not specify exactly where the disease was diagnosed.
According to the patient, he had no contact with patients with monkeypox and did not travel abroad. However, the appearance of symptoms of the disease and the preliminary results of the epidemiological history indicate that the patient was infected in one of the major cities in the country.
Of the symptoms of the disease, he has a fever, a rash on his body.
The Ministry of Health clarifies that in Ukraine there is no need for vaccination against monkeypox yet, given the lack of registered cases and the reduced likelihood of their entry. In addition, the World Health Organization does not recommend mass vaccination.
Monkeypox is a smallpox-like disease caused by viruses of the poxvirus family. It is similar to smallpox, but has a lower mortality rate and milder symptoms.
By 2022, monkeypox was recorded in the countries of Central and West Africa, now more than half of all recorded cases occur in South and North America.
There are currently three monkeypox vaccines registered worldwide, but their production and stocks are limited. Some countries are already vaccinating risk groups given the spread of the disease. Previously, vaccination against monkeypox was carried out only in countries endemic for this infection, that is, countries in Africa.
Earlier, Ukrainian experts analyzed this disease and considered the risks of a pandemic to be extremely low. For more details, watch the program about this on the YouTube channel of the Club of Experts:
