Spain and Portugal have detected over 40 suspected cases of monkeypox, a viral infection rarely seen in Europe, with both outbreaks concentrated in the Madrid and Lisbon areas, officials said Wednesday.
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In a statement, health authorities in the Madrid region said they had detected “23 possible cases of monkeypox”, indicating all of them were believed to have been transmitted through sexual activity. Another 20 suspected cases of monkeypox — endemic in parts of Central and Western Africa — have been detected in the Lisbon region, Portugal’s health ministry said in a statement.Symptoms of monkeypox in humans include a rash which often starts on the face then moves to other parts of the body, fever, muscle ache and chills. Most people recover from the illness within several weeks.
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