While the first case of the new variant of monkeypox was detected in France, the Minister of Health, Yannick Neuder, declared on Tuesday January 7 that there was “no need to worry” . The patient is treated at the Rennes University Hospital (Ille-et-Vilaine).
After the discovery of the first case of the new variant of monkeypox (mpox) in Rennes (Ille-et-Vilaine), the Minister of Health, Yannick Neuder, affirmed, Tuesday January 7, that there was no “no need to worry” on the presence of this virus, reported The Parisian.
The contaminated patient is a “sporadic case” and she “has no symptoms, is not serious”added the minister. She is taken care of at Rennes University Hospital. Health authorities alerted on January 2 about a potential case of the new strain of the virus, information which was confirmed on Monday. The patient “had not traveled to Central Africa”but had “however, been in contact with two people returning from central Africa”could we read in a press release from the ministry, published Monday evening.
Fourth or fifth case in Europe
The new variant, clade 1b, was recently identified in the Democratic Republic of Congo. “This naturally leads to vigilance and caution but there is no need to worry and it is my role as Minister of Health to reassure since things are under control, first of all at the international level since we have international monitoring with the WHO and with the European Study Center”explained Yannick Neuder. According to him, it would be the “fourth case or fifth case in Europe including the United Kingdom”.
Pathology “may pose some problems if patients are fragile”added the Minister of Health. It manifests itself with skin lesions, high fever and muscle pain.
published on January 7 at 5:54 p.m., Lilian Moy, 6Medias
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