INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Spain reported its first death related to monkeypox outbreak on Friday, in what is thought to be Europe&s first death from the disease and
only the second outside of Africa.Brazil reported earlier on Friday the first monkeypox-related death outside the African continent in the
current wave of the disease, Reuters reported.According to a World Health Organization report from July 22, only five deaths had been
reported worldwide, all in the African region.The WHO last Saturday declared the rapidly spreading outbreak a global health emergency, its
highest level of alert.In its latest report, the Spanish Health Ministry said 4,298 cases had been confirmed in the country
Of the 3,750 patients it had information on, it said 120 had been hospitalised & accounting for 3.2% & and one had died, without providing
further details.A spokesperson for the Health Ministry declined to give further details on the deceased person.The post Spain reports first
monkeypox-related death in Europe first appeared on Ariana News.
