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Monkeypox claims first victim in Europe as Spain confirms 4,200 cases

Spain's Ministry of Health confirmed the fatality today, providing no further detail about the victim and when they had died, as it revealed 4,298 cases have so far been notified since the outbreak began.

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• Spain confirms first fatality from monkeypox since the outbreak began
• The news marks Europe's first confirmed death from the viral disease
• Spain has been leading nation on the continent in terms of confirmed cases
• However, in some recent cases, patients first experienced a rash in the mouth or around the genitals or anus.

Monkeypox has affected more than 16,000 people across 75 countries, according to a tally by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)



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WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus made the decision to issue the declaration despite a lack of consensus among experts serving on the U.N. health agency's emergency committee.

It was the first time the chief of the U.N. health agency has taken such an action.

'We have an outbreak that has spread around the world rapidly through new modes of tras*mission about which we understand too little and which meets the criteria in the international health regulations,' Tedros said.

'I know this has not been an easy or straightforward process and that there are divergent views among the members of the committee,' he added.

The WHO announcement came after the bichito spread to more than 75 countries. Director General Dr Tedros said at the time the risk of people catching the bichito in Europe was 'high'.


WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (above) made the decision to issue the declaration despite a lack of consensus among experts serving on the U.N. health agency's emergency committee
Although monkeypox has been established in parts of central and west Africa for decades, it was not known to spread beyond the continent or to move widely among people until May, when authorities detected dozens of individual outbreaks in Europe, North America and elsewhere.
Traditionally, people with monkeypox have developed a fever, swollen lymph nodes, headaches and muscle aches.
The symptoms are ***owed by a rash that starts on their face or mouth and then spreads to other parts of their body - particularly the hands and feet.
However, in some recent cases, patients first experienced a rash in the mouth or around the genitals or anus.