The National Organization for Public Health (EODY) reported two new cases of monkeypox on Thursday during its weekly briefing on the course of the outbreak for a total of 82 confirmed cases since tracking began. All laboratory-confirmed cases are males with a median age of 36. Twenty-three cases reported traveling …
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Monkeypox cases in Greece rise to 32, says EODY
Greece’s National Public Health Organization (EODY) announced on Thursday that the total number of confirmed monkeypox cases in the country has risen to 32 from 20 a week earlier. All of the cases concern men, whose average age is 38 years old. They patients have all recovered or are recovering …
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Seven Monkeypox cases confirmed in Greece, 6 of them “imported”, says EODY (UPD)
A total of seven cases of monkeypox have been confirmed in Greece, National Health Care Organization EODY announced on Thursday in the context of its weekly briefing. Six of them are “imported”, whole the seventh one is “local” without record of traveling abroad. The cases have already recovered or are …
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3rd Monkeypox case confirmed in Greece, a 4th under investigation
Greece’s National Public Health Care organization EODY announced on Thursday the third confirmed monkeypox case in the country. In a statement it added that testing on a further suspected case is ongoing. EODY stressed that all three confirmed cases are “imported”, that is that the patients were infected with the …
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Second case of monkeypox detected in Greece
A second case of monkeypox was announced by health authorities as first tests showed the man positive with non-veriola orthopox viruses to which belong also the monkeypox. According to health authorities, more tests are needed to confirm he is infected with the monkeypox and for this purpose samples have been …
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First case of monkeypox detected in Greece, EODY announced
The first case of monkeypox has been confirmed in Greece, national health care organization EODY announced late on Wednesday. Infected with the virus is a man with a recent trip to Portugal, health authorities said.. The patient is 49-years-old and returned from Portugal 15 days ago, ANT1 TV reported Thursday …
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Monkeypox vaccination not for general population, says Greece’s Vaccination Committee
Greece’s National Vaccination Committee has drawn up a roadmap regarding vaccinations against the monkeypox. At the same time, the country’s health authorities are awaiting recommendations by the European ECDC regarding the strategy to be followed and the use of vaccines against smallpox, vaccines that seem to provide some protection against …
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Lab tests confirm: Tourist in Greece infected with Chickenpox, not Monkeypox
The foreign national currently treated in an Athens hospital is not infected with the monkeypox virus but with chickenpox, first results of laboratory tests showed on Sunday night. The 29-year-old tourist was considered the first suspected case of monkeypox in Greece. In laboratory tests conducted at the Attikon hospital and …
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Monkeypox: First suspicious case detected in Greece; tourist transferred to Athens
The first monkeypox suspicious cases has been detected in Greece. Affected is reportedly a 29-year-old foreign national who together with his partner was having vacation on the island of Kefalonia in the Ionian Sea. According to media reports on Saturday night, the man from the United Kingdom has skin rashes …
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