As the Ministry of Health informs in an announcement, in light of the identification of increased cases of monkeypox disease (monkeypox) worldwide since the beginning of May, with a total of 219 confirmed cases up to 25 May 2022, the Department of Health has proceeded to develop protocols for the management of the disease, including the following:
- Definition of the management procedure for suspected and confirmed cases,
- Recording of cases on the basis of a newly defined public health procedure (contact tracing, communication of cases, etc.) by the Epidemiological Surveillance and Control of Infectious Diseases Unit of the Medical and Public Health Services,
- Determination of the procedure for the transfer of suspected cases,
- Designation of Nicosia General Hospital as the referral hospital for suspected or confirmed adult cases and Makareios Hospital for children.
- Initiation of procedures for the development of methodologies for laboratory testing of the disease by the microbiology laboratory of Nicosia General Hospital and the molecular virology laboratory of the Cyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetics,
- Establishment of an agreement with laboratories abroad for possible direct shipment of samples,
- Declaration of participation in a joint procurement for the purchase of a vaccine,
- Declaration of participation in a joint procurement for the purchase of antiviral drugs,
- Determination of the management of a possible suspicious incident at entry gates of the Republic of Cyprus.
It is stressed that based on the epidemiological data available so far, the risk to the general population is low, as the disease is usually mild and self-limiting with relatively low transmissibility. In our country, no suspected case of monkeypox has been recorded so far.
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