The first case of monkeypox has been detected in Kosovo. The Kosovo National Institute of Public Health announced that the monkeypox virus was detected in a 30-year-old Kosovo citizen who recently returned from Africa.
In a statement made by the institution, it was said, “A 30-year-old male Kosovo citizen was admitted to the infection clinic on December 24 after returning from a country in West Africa. The patient was admitted with complaints of high fever, chills, lesions on the face and hands, and itching.” It was stated
in the statement that the patient's health condition was stable, and that authorities were tracking the patient's family members and all individuals he had contact with and taking precautions. The statement noted that patients usually experience mild or moderate symptoms that last two to four weeks, and said, “Although the disease has been detected, there is no cause for panic.”
The World Health Organization (WHO) announced at the end of last month that the monkeypox outbreak continues to constitute an international public health emergency.
The European Center for Disease Prevention and Control announced last August that it was likely that more foreign-acquired monkeypox cases would be seen in Europe, but that a permanent threat in Europe was low. According to the center’s data, four cases were reported in Germany on December 15, and the first monkeypox case was recorded in Belgium on December 18.
