A first case of monkey pox has been confirmed in the canton of Geneva. This is the second case in Switzerland, the first having been confirmed last Saturday in the Bernese region.
The infected person is currently in isolation, the Health Department of the canton of Geneva said in a statement on Tuesday. His general condition is good and does not currently require hospitalization.
The first elements collected indicate that she was contaminated during a trip abroad. An epidemiological investigation is underway to warn people who might be exposed.
A first case of monkeypox was detected in Switzerland on Saturday in a person living in the canton of Bern who had also been exposed to the virus abroad.
Moderate risk
Monkeypox is an infectious disease caused by viruses that is transmitted from animals to humans, but can also be transmitted from human to human. In recent days, the presence of this rare virus, endemic in certain regions of Africa, has been reported in several European countries, including Great Britain, France, Switzerland or Spain, as well as in the United States. .
Medical authorities, including the World Health Organization (WHO), believe that the risk of this disease spreading widely is reduced. The lethality rate of the disease varies from 1 to 10% depending on the variant (there are two), rates observed in endemic areas, in countries with a failing health system.
But proper medical care greatly reduces the risk, and most people recover spontaneously. In countries where the disease has been identified recently, the cases observed are mostly mild and there are no deaths recorded.
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