The first suspected case of Monkeypox has been detected in Cyprus. This was announced today in a statement by the Minister of Health expressing at the same time the readiness shown for the handling of such cases.
A few days ago the health authorities were alerted when a patient presented symptoms similar to monkeypox.
"We had a suspected case of monkeypox in Nicosia General Hospital, we handled it perfectly. The way it was handled shows our preparedness," Michael Hadjipandela said.
According to the Cyprus Times, the patient was from Larnaca and was transferred to Nicosia Hospital, as indicated in the protocol, for all appropriate tests and it turned out to be chicken pox.
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