Monkeypox: Doctors urge caution when eating wild animal meat – Correio da Kianda

The first cases of monkeypox were recorded in the provinces of Cabinda and Lunda Sul. Local authorities made the announcement and said they were working to provide more clarity on the suspected cases.

In Lunda Sul province, two suspected cases were detected in two citizens, one a national and the other from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, who were suspected of having consumed monkey meat in the past 7 days. At the same time, health authorities guarantee that conditions are in place to stop the spread of monkeypox.

In Cabinda, the case involves a 20-year-old Angolan citizen who lives in the main city, provincial health minister Rubem Buco said during the fifth regular meeting of the provincial government council.

However, public health expert Jeremias Agostinho said the country was facing suspected cases with more severe signs of monkeypox, but this could only be confirmed after laboratory results came in, which could take some time.

Doctors asked the public to take precautions against food, especially wild animal meat which may be contaminated with the virus, and wash hands frequently with soap and water.

The first shipment of monkeypox vaccine will arrive in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRCongo) in the coming days, the Director-General of the World Health Organization announced this Friday (30). World Organization.

“We expect the first shipment to arrive in the next few days,” Tedros told a news conference in Geneva after returning from the Democratic Republic of Congo.

He added that “some shipments will arrive in the next few days” and deliveries would then increase.

The resurgence of MPox in Africa, affecting the Democratic Republic of the Congo and other countries on the continent, namely Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda and Uganda, and the emergence of the new variant (1b), led the World Health Organization to launch its highest level of emergency response. Tedros said that after the global health alert came into effect on August 14, “most” of the vaccines would go to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, as it is the country most affected by the new variant.