It is noted that the death was registered in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro.

The 33-year-old patient had reduced immunity and other diseases that aggravated his health.

Earlier, the Brazilian Ministry of Health announced the maximum level of sanitary threat in connection with the spread of monkeypox in the country.

On July 29, the Brazilian Ministry of Health recorded the country's first case of death of a patient with monkeypox.

Head of the Department of Virology of the Russian Medical Academy of Continuing Professional Education, Doctor of Medical Sciences Elena Malinnikova, in an interview with Nation News, commented on the situation with monkeypox.