Three suspected cases of Monkeypox reported in Morocco

The Ministry of Health just revealed the enrollment of three suspected infections of monkeypox as a component of its surveillance and reaction strategy against the disease, which is presently disseminating in several nations around the world.

The three individuals in question are undertaking medical checks awaiting results, according to Dr. Mouad Mrabet, coordinator of the Ministry of Health's National Center for Public Health Emergency Operations, in a clip circulated on social media on Monday, May 23, 2022.

According to Dr. Mouad Mrabet, all three cases are presently in decent health and are being treated and watched closely.

The Ministry of Health and Social Welfare introduced a nationwide surveillance and response plan against monkeypox last week after the ailment spread throughout Europe and was confirmed in Canada, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Israel, and the United States.

In this regard, Dr. Mrabet stated that the health managers have received extensive lessons on the monkeypox disease, which has never been discovered in the Kingdom. In response to the international monkeypox notifications, he stated that the Ministry of Health and Welfare has formed an emergency interaction system. 

According to him, this system classifies occurrences of the disease as confirmed, probable, or suspected, as well as provides a guideline for health protection and therapeutic interventions in contact cases.

Monkeypox is a viral zoonosis that primarily occurs in tropical rainforest regions of West and Central Africa, with isolated cases exported elsewhere. "Monkeypox is an evolving disease, identified as the most crucial orthopoxvirus human infection in the post-eradication era of smallpox," according to the Ministry of Health's Directorate of epidemiology and disease control.

Direct interaction with skin lesions, bodily fluids, blood, bodily fluids, or mucous membranes of infected animals such as various monkeys, dormice, poached Gambian rats, tree squirrels, and rope squirrels can lead to animal-to-human transfer.

Regular interaction with a diseased person's respiratory droplets or skin lesions, as well as newly polluted objects, can lead to human transfer. Respiratory droplet transfer typically necessitates lengthy face-to-face contact, exposing health workers as well as members of the same residence.

According to the WHO, at least eight European nations had confirmed incidents as of Friday, as well as the United States, Canada, and Australia, where its existence is strange. It is normally found in 11 African countries and is considered "endemic."