Description: Spain and Brazil reported their first monkeypox virus-related deaths on Friday, followed by Spain reporting its second death on Saturday, marking what are thought to be the first fatalities linked to…
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Back to homepage / Europe Spain and Brazil report first monkeypox-related deaths outside Africa Spain and Brazil reported their first monkeypox virus-related deaths on Friday, followed by Spain reporting its second death on Saturday, marking what are thought to be the first fatalities linked to the current outbreak outside of Africa.
Issued on: 30/07/2022 - 07:28
2 min A nurse prepares a dose of a monkeypox vaccine at the Salt Lake County health department in Salt Lake City, Utah, US on July 28, 2022. © Rick Bowmer, AP Text by: FRANCE 24 Follow Advertising Read more Spain is one of the world's worst-hit countries, with 4,298 people there infected with the virus , according to the health ministry's emergency and alert coordination centre.