In response to a series of reports of "monkeypox" patients, mainly in Europe and the United States, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has notified local governments that if a patient suspected of being infected in Japan is found, it will be reported promptly.
"Monkeypox" is an infectious disease whose symptoms are similar to those of smallpox. Rash, fever, and swollen lymph nodes occur, and in most cases, it resolves spontaneously in about 2 to 4 weeks, but it is severe in children. It may become.
Patients were reported one after another in the United Kingdom and the United States earlier this month, and the WHO = World Health Organization said in a statement on May 20 that a total of about 80 cases were confirmed in 11 countries.
No cases have been confirmed in Japan so far, but the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare issued a notice calling attention to the local government on the night of the 20th, saying that infected people may enter the country in the future.
In the notification, inform the medical institution that if a patient suspected of being infected is examined, consult a health center, and if there is a consultation from a medical institution, promptly report it to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, and then submit the sample to the National Institute of Infectious Diseases. I'm asking you to send it to the laboratory.