Map of monkeypox in Spain: nine communities with confirmed and suspected cases

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The 59 confirmed cases of monkeypox and the dozens that are being analyzed affect nine autonomous communities, according to the latest data provided by the regional governments, which reveal that the most important outbreak is still in

.

In the last hours,

has ruled out the infection of a patient, while

(1) and

(2) reported infections by 'monkeypox' on Wednesday.

The

, with at least 51 cases, has registered the largest outbreak so far, and was, together with the

, the first autonomous region to warn of infections.

Galicia

, the

,

,

and

, are still waiting for the

confirm the suspicious samples of patients with symptoms compatible with the disease, which is currently mild.

Until Wednesday, the Carlos III Health Institute (ISCIII) reported a total of

, of which 20 have been confirmed as

after partial sequencing of the virus, while the rest is awaiting results.

To date, the ISCIII has received samples belonging to

, from 9 territories, according to information provided by the ministries of the branch.

So far, seven other communities (Asturias, Cantabria, Navarra, Murcia, La Rioja, Catalonia and the Balearic Islands) have not reported infections, nor have they confirmed suspects or probable ones.

Spain will buy the vaccine

On Wednesday, the

in which the

and the communities analyzed the outbreak of

that is spreading through Spain.

In this sense, the director of this organization,

, explained that almost 100% of the confirmed cases are of the

variant , more benign than the central one, for which he has reiterated that the symptoms registered in patients are mild.

After the meeting, the minister of the branch,

, announced that Spain will acquire doses of the Imvanex vaccine and the antiviral

to stop this outbreak that has already spread through twenty countries, in the number and deadlines established by European organizations since it is a joint action like the one deployed during the pandemic.

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