প্রকাশ: 25/05/2022
Health authorities in the United Arab Emirates detected on
Tuesday the country’s first case of the monkeypox virus in a young woman who
traveled from West Africa.
The government said little about the patient, but stressed
that authorities were investigating her contacts and “taking all necessary
measures” to limit the spread of monkeypox.
The statement did not say where the case had been discovered
in the federation of seven sheikhdoms, which includes the capital of Abu Dhabi
and tourist hub of Dubai.
Throughout the coronavirus pandemic, authorities in the
autocratic country similarly had declined to offer a geographic breakdown for
COVID-19 cases.
The diagnosis in the UAE marks the first reported case on
the Arabian Peninsula. Israel recorded the first reported case in the Middle
East earlier this week. The World Health Organization has identified over 100
cases globally.
Cases of the smallpox-related disease have previously been
seen only among people with links to central and West Africa. But Britain,
Spain, Portugal, Italy, the U.S., Sweden and Canada all reported infections,
mostly in young men who hadn’t previously traveled to Africa. France, Germany,
Belgium and Australia have also identified cases.
The virus originates in primates and other wild animals and
causes fever, body aches, chills and fatigue in most patients. People with
severe cases can develop a rash and lesions on the face, hands and other parts
of the body.
– AP/UNB
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