According to the nation’s consumer rights watchdog, a young man who recently returned from Europe has been found to have the country’s first case of monkeypox.
“In Russia, the first case of monkeypox has been identified. A young man with the condition was discovered after he visited a medical institution with the disease’s typical rash after returning from a trip to Europe “Sputnik cited Rospotrebnazor, a rights watchdog in Russia.
Rospotrebnadzor explained that the patient is isolated and only exhibits minor symptoms.
The World Health Organization (WHO) stated in the final week of June that the monkeypox outbreak does not currently pose a threat to global public health, but noted that “strong response activities” are required to stop its spread. The statement follows the convening of an emergency committee on the disease under the International Health Regulations (IHR) to address the increasing caseload by WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreysus.
