Health defines the specific cases that will receive the monkeypox vaccine due to dose limitation

• Impact This is how monkeypox breaks all the schemes about the disease in Europe

• Risks "You also have to control pets, they can be a way for the virus to reach wildlife"

• Contagions "I think that in second-generation infections, cases will begin to appear not only in male adults"

• Background Previous warnings about monkeypox

• Hoaxes Debunking Monkeypox Conspiracy Theories

Spain already has 200 doses of the vaccine to deal with the monkeypox outbreak.

The trickle of cases has not stopped since the first cases registered on May 19.

In yesterday's latest data update, the Carlos III Health Institute has received samples belonging to

of

or monkey pox and

During the meeting that the autonomies held yesterday with the Ministry in the

, the use of the vaccine was reported in a series of cases and it was realized that Spain already has a limited number of doses.

Some communities point out that

."

This is due to the fact that yesterday's appointment was informative about the monkeypox situation and the decisions will be made tomorrow, Thursday, in another meeting in which

While in Spain the doses are demanded, in

they live a different situation.

They have more than a thousand doses, but according to a study recently published in

, among the contacts considered to be at high and medium risk,

until May 24.

In a draft of the Vaccine Report, to which EL MUNDO has had access,

.

It points out "its

of confirmed or probable cases."

And it establishes

since the current number of vaccines is limited and the vaccination recommendation requires a two-dose schedule, so, in principle, barely a hundred people they could benefit.

The keys to the infection

Health.

Monkeypox: symptoms, how it is spread and keys to differentiate it from another disease

• Writing: CRISTINA G. LUCIO |

  PILAR PEREZMadrid

Monkeypox: symptoms, how it is spread and keys to differentiate it from another disease

Health.

Who is protected against monkeypox?

• Writing: CRISTINA G. LUCIOMadrid

Who is protected against monkeypox?

First, "

."

This group includes close contacts, direct contact with surfaces where there is a possibility of contagion by fomites during the infectious period, exposure or contact with percutaneous wounds, health professionals handling samples without adequate protection, and contact with corpses.

Here, it is emphasized that "

".

In the second scenario,

: people with immunosuppression, health professionals who have had a close contact, and laboratory personnel who handle samples from suspected or confirmed

.

Thus, in all these cases, according to the draft, "

, preferably in the first four days after close contact with a confirmed or probable case to try to avoid the disease, and the recommendation may be extended up to 14 days after the contact to reduce, probably, their symptoms".

In addition, "if there is a sufficient supply of vaccines,

after the first dose administered, in those people who do not have a history of vaccination against smallpox. In the event that they have

the administration of a second dose is necessary".

The United Kingdom will force the notification of the infection

While in the United Kingdom, where the first cases emerged in Europe,

in a new effort by the United Kingdom Health and Safety Agency (UKHSA) to contain the spread of the zoonotic virus.

Step that Sweden already took before the first case found.

According to the last count,

This represents a

The regulations will come into force today, after the review the previous day of the Health Protection Act, 2010, and

to report each suspected case and positive test results.

"Rapid communication and diagnosis

of monkeypox," said UKHSA expert Wendi Shepherd.

The measure is currently limited to England (Public Health matters have been transferred to regional administrations), where infections also prevail.

A total of 302 infections had been confirmed across the country as of June 5

, according to the latest official data.

Of these, 287 are located in England, ten in Scotland, three in Wales and two in Northern Ireland.

Most of those affected are gay or bisexual men, with no travel connections to countries where the virus is endemic.

In England, monkeypox will now be

such as measles, mumps, malaria, scarlet fever, tuberculosis and typhus, among others that have been reported incidents in the last week.

Both GPs and laboratories testing for zoonotic infection are required to report suspected or confirmed cases to local or regional authorities.

The new classification will

, which was detected in early May in the United Kingdom.

For now,

, among other points, but little has emerged about the origin, routes of transmission and possible links between the confirmed cases in Europe.

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