Spain, Brazil report first monkeypox-related deaths outside Africa

By Agence France-Presse

Jul 31, 2022 12:28 am

MADRID: Spain and Brazil reported their first monkeypox-related deaths on Friday, marking what are thought to be the first fatalities linked to the current outbreak outside of Africa.

Spain is one of the world's worst-hit countries, with 4,298 people there infected with the virus, according to the Western European country's health ministry's emergency and alert coordination center.

SHOT AGAINST SICKNESS This July 27, 2022 file photo shows a man receiving a dose of the monkeypox vaccine at the Edison municipal vaccination center in Paris. AFP PHOTO

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