China News Agency, Berlin, August 9 (Reporter Ma Xiuxiu) The Robert Koch Institute (RKI), the German disease control agency, said on the 9th that a 4-year-old from Pforzheim, Baden-Württemberg, southern Germany A 20-year-old girl has been infected with monkeypox, the first confirmed case of monkeypox in a child in Germany.
According to the Baden-Württemberg health ministry, the girl is currently asymptomatic.
She lives with two adults infected with monkeypox.
When a confirmed case emerged in her family, the girl was medically examined as a precaution.
She has no close contact with anyone other than her family.
According to data from the Robert Koch Institute, as of the 9th, a total of 2,982 cases of monkeypox infection have been reported in Germany, almost all of which are male patients, and only 7 cases are female.
Last week, the institute reported its first cases of infection among minors, two teenagers aged 15 and 17.
According to the Robert Koch Institute, it is understood that most patients are not severely ill.
Based on what is currently known, pathogen transmission requires close contact.
If the infection is detected in time and preventive measures are taken, it is still possible to limit the further spread of monkeypox in Germany.
The risk of health effects of monkeypox virus in the general German population is low, as assessed by the Robert Koch Institute.
It said it would continue to monitor the situation closely and adjust its assessment based on the latest knowledge.
Germany reported its first case of monkeypox on May 20.
Initial symptoms of monkeypox infection include fever, head, muscle and back pain, swollen lymph nodes, and fatigue.
A rash may develop that spreads from the face to other parts of the body.
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