UAE announces first case of monkeypox
Arab News says the UAE’s Ministry of Health and Prevention announced the country’s first case of monkeypox on Tuesday.
The case was detected in a 29-year-old woman who arrived from West Africa and is receiving the necessary medical care, Emirates News Agency reported.
The ministry assured the public that health authorities are taking all necessary measures including investigation, the examination of contacts, and monitoring their health.
It added that it is cooperating with other health authorities in implementing an epidemiological surveillance system to ensure sustainable efficiency, protection from communicable diseases, and rapid detection of all diseases and viruses, including monkeypox, in the UAE.
https://www.arabnews.com/node/2088766/middle-east
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