Belgium introduces 21-day quarantine for monkeypox cases

Four cases of monkeypox infection have been recorded in the country. According to the requirement of the Belgian Ministry of HEALTH,

On May 20, Belgium introduced a mandatory 21-day quarantine for those infected with monkeypox. This was stated by the country's Minister of Health Frank Vandenbroek, reports HLN.

Those infected with the monkeypox virus should be kept in isolation "until the pustules heal," he said.

Those who have been in contact with the sick should not go into a 21-day quarantine, but they should monitor their condition for three weeks (the incubation period is from 5 to 21 days), the newspaper writes.

The RTBF has reported that a fourth case of monkeypox has been found in Belgium. The patient was a man from the province of Liege.

According to virologist Mark van Ranst, the fourth infection in Belgium, like three earlier cases, is associated with the international gay festival Darklands, which took place in Antwerp in early May. “It is important that everyone who attended the Darklands Festival be vigilant for any symptoms,” he warned.

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In Europe, the first case of human infection with monkeypox was detected in the UK on May 7 - the patient had recently returned from Nigeria. By May 20, 20 cases of the disease had already been detected in the country.

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The UK Ministry of Health noted that a significant proportion of the detected cases were among gay and bisexual men, and urged this part of society to be especially attentive.

Following the virus was found in Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Italy, Germany, France, Belgium, usa , Australia and CANADA. By 21 May, WHO had confirmed 92 cases of monkeypox from 12 non-endemic countries.

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Russian Minister of Health Mikhail Murashko said on May 21 that there were no cases of monkeypox infection in the country. According to him, in Russia since 2017 there are diagnostic tools, so there are no difficulties with making both a clinical and laboratory diagnosis.

The World Health Organization (WHO) decided on May 20 to convene an emergency panel of experts to discuss the monkeypox outbreak.

Monkeypox is an infectious disease, most cases have been identified in Africa. The last outbreak occurred in 2017 in Nigeria.

The incubation period of the disease can vary from five days to three weeks. Among the symptoms of the disease: acute rash, headache, temperature above 38 and a half degrees, swollen lymph nodes, muscle and body pain, back pain, severe weakness.