Via Folha de São Paulo: Monkeypox: Brazil confirms first death. Excerpt from the Google translation, lightly edited:
The Ministry of Health confirmed the first death of monkeypox in Brazil. The patient was a 41-year-old man from Minas Gerais.
According to authorities in the ministry, heard by Folha, the victim had comorbidities and was immunosuppressed.
The ministry informed, in a note, that the man was hospitalized in a public hospital in Belo Horizonte (MG), and was later directed to the CTI (Intensive Care Center).
"The Ministry of Health confirms a death related to monkeypox, known as monkeypox, in Brazil. It is a 41-year-old male patient with low immunity and comorbidities, including cancer (lymphoma), which led to worsening of the condition. He was hospitalized in a public hospital in Belo Horizonte, being later directed to the CTI. The cause of death was septic shock, aggravated by monkeypox", said the folder, in a note.
In a statement, the Minas Gerais Health Department confirmed that the patient was being followed up for "other serious clinical conditions".
Health Ministry officials initially reported that the person was from Uberlândia, but the Minas Gerais Health Department said the patient lived in Belo Horizonte. Uberlândia City Hall also said that the victim was not from the city.
Until this Thursday (28), Brazil had already registered 1,066 confirmed diagnoses of the disease, according to the Ministry of Health. The federal government has announced the creation of an emergency monkeypox committee and treats monkeypox as an outbreak.
On Saturday (23), the WHO (World Health Organization) classified the spread of the disease as a public emergency of global concern. The entity considers the situation in Brazil for the disease as alarming.
