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Brazil registers 813 cases of monkeypox


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Brazil has 813 confirmed cases of monkeypox, according to data from the Ministry of Health. On Tuesday (Jul. 26), the technical leader of the World Health Organization (WHO) for the disease Rosamund Lewis said the situation in the country “is very worrying”, and cases may be underreported because there are not enough tests.

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus announced on Saturday (Jul. 23) that monkeypox represents a public health emergency of international concern. “We have an outbreak that has spread rapidly around the world, through new forms of transmission, about which we understand very little, and which fits the criteria of the International Health Regulations,” he said.

The Brazilian Ministry of Health pointed out in a note that the disease is a priority for the ministry, which constantly monitors and analyzes the epidemiological situation to define guidelines and actions for surveillance and response to the disease in the country. According to the note, all the measures announced by the World Health Organization (WHO) have been carried out by Brazil since the beginning of July in order to keep the disease under control.

Brazil has been articulating with the WHO the acquisition of the vaccine against the disease. In a note, the Ministry of Health said that negotiations are being carried out globally with the manufacturer to expand access to the immunizing agent for countries with confirmed cases.

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