The world’s cases of monkeypox have reached 31,800 infections in 80 countries, of which South America has nearly 4,000 patients with the disease, according to figures from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Union.

In this regard, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) reports that the Latin American countries with the most cases of monkeypox infection are Brazil with 2,293 cases, Mexico with 147 and Peru with 547.

Meanwhile, Colombia has reported 55 cases so far, 41 of them in the city of Bogotá; followed by Chile with 126; Argentina with 37; Ecuador with 7; Dominican Republic with five cases; Guatemala with three confirmed cases; Panama and Uruguay with 2 cases each and Venezuela, which has reported one case since June 12, leaving about 3,266 cases across Latin America.

Europe about 18 thousand cases

Europe has recorded 17,897 cases of monkeypox, according to data published this Wednesday by the European Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (ECDC) and the Regional Office for Europe of the World Health Organization (WHO). Up to 455 people in Europe required hospitalization (5.8%), of whom 163 required clinical care. Three cases were admitted to the ICU, one of which was admitted to the ICU for reasons unrelated to monkeypox infection. Two other cases admitted to the ICU were reported to have died. Some (48) cases have been reported as health workers, but no occupational exposure was reported. Most cases are between 31 and 40 years old

According to the ECDC and WHO reports, dated August 9, the earliest date for the onset of symptoms is April 3. Most cases were between 31 and 40 years old (7,072/1.7468 – 40%) and were men (17,286/17,458 – 99%).

Among cases with known serostatus, 36 percent (2,911/8,156) were seropositive. Most cases presented with skin rash (10,046/10,592 – 94.8%) and systemic symptoms such as fever, fatigue, muscle aches, chills, or headache (6875/10,592 – 65%).

By country, Spain continues to lead in the number of cases with 5,162, ahead of Germany (2,982), United Kingdom (2,973), France (2,423), Netherlands (959), Portugal (710), Italy (599), Belgium (546), Switzerland ( 335), Austria (175), Israel (166), Denmark (126), Sweden (123), Ireland (101), Poland (85), Norway (66), Hungary (51), Greece (41), Slovenia ( 40), Luxembourg (34), Malta (30), Czech Republic (29), Romania (28), Serbia (23), Finland (22), Croatia (12), Iceland (11) , Estonia (9), Slovakia (8), Gibraltar (5), Bulgaria (4), Andorra (4), Latvia (3), Cyprus (3), Lithuania (3), Bosnia and Herzegovina (1), Georgia (1 ), Russia (1) , Turkey (1), Montenegro (1), and Moldova (1).