More monkeypox cases found in the Netherlands: health authorities

THE HAGUE (Reuters) – Dutch well being authorities introduced extra instances of monkeypox on Saturday, a day after the primary case was confirmed.

“We have now discovered a number of sufferers within the Netherlands with monkeypox,” the Nationwide Institute for Well being (RIVM) mentioned in an announcement.

The RIVM didn’t give a precise quantity or any particulars in regards to the folks contaminated, however mentioned extra info can be launched after the weekend.

Greater than 100 instances of monkeypox, a viral an infection extra frequent to west and central Africa, have been reported in Europe this week, with German officers describing the outbreak as the biggest ever within the area.

(Reporting by Stephanie van den Berg; Modifying by Ros Russell)