Despite the recent assurances of the Ministry of Health, the announcement of a second infection with monkeypox, whose infections were discovered in Britain, has begun to raise concerns, as the world is still suffering from Corona, other viruses have re-emerged.
New cases of monkeypox disease
reported the authorities Yesterday, Saturday, the British Health Ministry announced that two new cases of the rare viral monkeypox were discovered in England, adding that they were not related to the case discovered a week ago.
And the British Health Security Agency said that the latest two cases of “monkeypox” were for two people living in the same house, and indicated that it was conducting an investigation to find out how they contracted the virus.
One of the injured is receiving treatment in a specialized infectious disease unit in a hospital, while the other is being isolated at home, according to Archyde.com.
“Although investigations are ongoing to determine the source of the infection, it is important to ensure that it does not spread easily between people and requires close personal contact with an infected person who shows symptoms,” said Colin Brown, the agency’s director of clinical and emerging infectious diseases.
It is noteworthy that monkeypox is a rare viral disease similar to smallpox that affects humans, and it is assumed that the vaccinations that humans take for smallpox also benefit these cases.
The Health Security Agency said that the infection discovered last week was of a person who had recently traveled to Nigeria, where it is believed that he had contracted the infection, before returning to Britain.
Saudi Arabia stops importing poultry from France
Today, Sunday, Saudi Arabia announced a temporary ban on the import of poultry meat and table eggs from the Morbihan region in France.
The Riyadh Chamber of Commerce stated, in a statement, that a temporary ban was imposed on the import of poultry meat, table eggs, their products and equipment, due to the outbreak of bird flu.
She explained that the suspension decision came following reports issued by the World Organization for Animal Health, which indicated the emergence of highly pathogenic avian influenza in the Morbihan region of France.
France had announced the death of thousands of birds after recording infections with the bird flu virus in one of the French provinces, and the United States of America had also announced the registration of infections among birds with the same epidemic virus.