China News Agency, Sao Paulo, August 6 (Reporter Mo Chengxiong) According to data released by the Brazilian Ministry of Health on the 5th local time, the number of confirmed cases of monkeypox in Brazil has increased to 1,860, an increase of 48% from the number recorded a week ago, ranking first 6th in the world.
Brazil's Health Minister Marcelo Queiroga said on the 5th that after Brazil's first monkeypox death occurred in the state of Minas Gerais last week, the Brazilian Ministry of Health established an Emergency Operations Center (COE) to Monitoring the monkeypox outbreak in Brazil.
The Brazilian government has announced the purchase of 50,000 doses of the vaccine, which will be given to people who have been in contact with confirmed cases of monkeypox, as well as health professionals working on the front lines of monkeypox control and in laboratories, Ciroga said.
In addition, Brazil will purchase the antiviral drug tecovirimat for the treatment of severe monkeypox patients.
So far, the number of confirmed cases of monkeypox in Sao Paulo state has reached 1,404, ranking first in Brazil.
It was followed by the state of Rio de Janeiro (200 cases), Minas Gerais (75 cases), Goias (38 cases), the Federal District where the capital Brasilia is located (37 cases), Barra. That state (36) and Rio Grande do Sul (18).
In addition, Bahia, Pernambuco, Santa Catarina, Mato Grosso do Sul and Rio Grande do Norte have also reported confirmed cases.
According to Brazilian media reports, as of August 4, there have been more than 26,000 confirmed cases of monkeypox in 88 countries worldwide.
Among them, the United States has the most cases, reaching 7,101.
It was followed by Spain (4577 cases), Germany (2839 cases), the United Kingdom (2759 cases) and France (2239 cases).
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