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BREAKING: First monkeypox case confirmed in Guyana

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The palms of a monkeypox case patient from Lodja, a city located within the Katako-Kombe Health Zone, are seen during a health investigation in the Democratic Republic of Congo in 1997 (Photo: Brian W.J. Mahy/CDC/Handout via REUTERS)

Guyana’s first monkeypox case has been detected, according to a Senior Official at the Ministry of Health.

The local health authorities were informed of the case on Monday.

Health Minister Dr. Frank Anthony will provide details on the case in a recorded statement to the public, expected to be issued sometime this afternoon.

Monkeypox, according to the WHO, is a virus transmitted to humans from animals with symptoms similar to those experienced by smallpox patients.

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