Monkeypox infection boom in Spain, 17,509 cases across Europe

By Cristiano Antonino On Aug 13, 2022

Monkeypox: 17,897 cases have been identified up to 9 August in 41 countries and areas throughout the WHO European region. In Italy there are 599

17,897 cases of monkeypox have been identified up to 9 August in 41 countries and areas throughout the World Health Organisation (WHO) European region

This is reported in the latest update published by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and WHO Europe.

The document states that 17,509 cases were reported from 35 countries/areas to the ECDC and the World Health Organisation’s European Regional Office through the Tessy surveillance system, while of the cases reported in Tessy, 17,402 were laboratory confirmed.

MONKEYPOX: THE IDENTIKIT OF THOSE INFECTED IN EUROPE

The Monkeypox report goes on to state that the majority of cases are between 31 and 40 years old (7,072 out of 17,468, or 40%), that 99% are males (17,286 out of 17,458), and that among cases with known HIV status, 36% (2,911 out of 8,156) are HIV-positive.

Most cases presented a rash (10,046 out of 10,592, or 94.8%) and systemic symptoms such as fever, fatigue, muscle pain, chills or headache (6,875 out of 10,592, or 65%).