Cases of monkeypox in the Community of Madrid remain at 30 and suspects increase to 45

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The

continues with 30 positive cases for

of monkeypox or monkeypox and increases to 45 those that are under study in the region, as explained first thing in the morning by the Minister of Health,

.

Before attending an informative breakfast of the president of the

,

, the head of Madrid's Health Department explained that in "case of doubt" the test is always requested, so the suspected cases will grow gradually but he has recalled that at this time the cases under investigation do not end up becoming positive at the same rate as at the beginning.

In this sense, he has indicated that the

continues with the work of epidemiological surveillance since it is "essential" to find that traceability of the cases and to achieve "in every possible way" to cut the chains of transmission "that in this initial moment is fundamental".

In this sense, he stressed that the health authorities continue to work to try to locate 'patient zero' with the aim of tracing their contacts.

At the moment, a sauna in the capital that has already been sealed is one of the two outbreaks registered in the Community.

Focus on a private party in the Canary Islands

In this framework, the relationship that the cases detected in the region may have with a possible focus on a private party held in the Canary Islands is also

.

At the moment, in Spain it is at the head at the European level with 30 positives, all of them in the region, and more than fifty suspects in eight Autonomous Communities.

"It is necessary to value very much what is the mobility of those contacts of the contagions and establish those links. Sometimes it is not easy to establish what those links are", indicated the counselor, who has stressed from the Community it is not ruled out "that there was some another way of entry" of the 'monkeypox' in addition to the Madrid sauna.

Along these lines, he stressed that the work is now focused on epidemiological surveillance and trying to establish the origin "and from there establish the strategy."

"What has to be left is for the teams to work. The epidemiological survey is essential," she stressed.

The

detected the first eight positive cases after the alert from the

on May 15 for the detection of the first cases of monkeypox, thus acting "very quickly", according to the counselor.

Thus, he stressed the importance of detecting "patient zero, if possible, and from there establishing the pathways".

"It may seem that this work is silent but it is vital at the moment," Escudero stressed, insisting that "the key is how patient zero was mobilized."

"If he ended up in Madrid, then he is the one with the most cases. If patient zero traveled to London, it would have been London," he explained.

"More epidemiological than social concern"

In any case, regarding the spread of the virus, he has indicated that "there is more epidemiological concern than social concern."

Monkeypox is an eradicated disease and, due to its transmission routes, "it is not of concern in the same way as with

, which is what we all have in mind."

In the case of the region, all those confirmed are men who have had sexual relations with men.

Transmission has been by very close contact through mucous membranes during sexual intercourse.

"Epidemiological concern because there has to be, but given the profile of the patients, the route of infection and the number of cases, the situation is somewhat calm," he stressed.

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