The Ministry of Health has published an official document on monkeypox, which contains detailed information related to the virus and the country’s strategy for managing the health risks associated with it.

Titled “Monkey Pox: National Surveillance and Response Plan,” the document provides the latest updates on the global spread of the disease, explaining how it raised concerns as it moved from Europe to the United States. United, Canada, Australia, Israel and also in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). In the document, the ministry also indicates that any suspected case should be immediately reported to public or private health institutions, which should contact regional health authorities to verify the case and classify the case as probable. Responsible for initiating an epidemiological investigation.

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For each possible case, health officials will send an investigation form to the National Center for Public Health Emergency Operations (CNOUSP). The document, distributed to public and private health facilities, defines a “probable case of monkeypox” as any person. From “suspected cases”, the ministry notes, any person with a fever above 38°C is designated to present a rash, a vesicular or vesiculo-pustular symptom.

The document further defines probable cases as having contact with a confirmed case within 21 days of symptom onset, any suspected case having traveled within 21 days of symptom onset to a country where the disease is endemic. Is. The chain of transmission from the beginning of May 2022. Countries where the disease is endemic currently include countries in Central and West Africa, Europe and North America.

According to the World Health Organization, monkeypox is usually a mild, self-limiting illness, with most cases resolving within weeks. As for vaccines, several studies show that they are up to 85% effective.