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Cuba confirms its first case of monkeypox in an Italian tourist in critical condition

MADRID, 21 Ago.

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Cuba confirms its first case of monkeypox in an Italian tourist in critical condition

MADRID, 21 Ago. (EUROPA PRESS) -

The Cuban Ministry of Public Health (MINSAP) has confirmed the first case of monkeypox in the country in an Italian tourist who is in very serious condition.

The man is "in a critical condition, with his life in danger," MINSAP has made known in a press release collected by Granma.

The tourist arrived in the country on August 15 and, during the following two days, visited various places in the western provinces of the country.

On August 17, he began to present symptoms of the disease and the next day he went to the health services due to their persistence.

During the first medical attention, the symptoms worsened, for which he required urgent transfer for hospitalization and intensive treatment, arriving at the hospital in cardiorespiratory arrest, from which he recovered, although he is still in intensive care.

"The epidemiological investigation is deepened and focus control actions are carried out, as provided in the approved protocol to deal with this disease in the country," the statement added.