China News Agency, Sao Paulo, June 8 (Reporter Mo Chengxiong) The health department of the Brazilian state of Sao Paulo reported on the 8th local time that the first case of monkeypox in Brazil was confirmed in Sao Paulo, the capital of the state.

  The patient is a 41-year-old man who had recently traveled to Spain and Portugal, said Jean Gorinchteyn, head of the Brazilian state of Sao Paulo, on the 8th.

He was treated in isolation at the Emílio Ribas Hospital in the western part of the city of São Paulo after developing symptoms including fever, diarrhea and muscle aches on May 28.

  There is also a 26-year-old woman suspected of being infected with monkeypox virus in Sao Paulo, Gorinchtine said.

The woman had no recent history of travel abroad, and was hospitalized for observation due to suspected infection of the disease. She is currently in good health.

  The Brazilian Ministry of Health issued an announcement on the same day that, in addition to confirmed and suspected monkeypox cases in Sao Paulo state, in Ceara, Mato Grasso do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Rondônia and Santa Catarina There are also seven suspected monkeypox cases.

  Brazilian experts said that monkeypox can be spread through physical contact with confirmed cases, as well as contact with their clothing and bedding. Most patients will have symptoms such as fever, body pain, chills and fatigue. Symptoms such as rash appear on parts of the body such as the body.

  According to Brazilian media reports, as of the end of May, the World Health Organization had recorded more than 300 confirmed or suspected cases of monkeypox in 23 non-monkeypox-endemic countries, and no deaths have been reported.

The WHO said monkeypox poses a "moderate risk" to global public health following the detection of monkeypox cases in non-endemic countries.

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