Kosovo – The National Institute of Public Health announced that yesterday a case of monkeypox infection was confirmed.
The infected person had recently returned from West Africa, where they had traveled.
“The case, a 30-year-old male, a citizen of the Republic of Kosovo, was hospitalized at the Infectious Diseases Clinic/QKUK on 24.12.2024, after returning from a country in West Africa, presenting symptoms such as fever, chills, skin changes on the face, hands, and itching. The patient is in stable health condition,” the statement said.
The NIPH has traced all declared contacts of the infected person and their family members, to whom recommendations for infection prevention and control measures have been provided.
Despite the call for vigilance, the institute states that there is no need for panic.
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