Patient with suspected monkeypox admitted to hospital in Slovakia

PRESOV. KAZINFORM - A female patient with suspected monkeypox was admitted to the infectology ward of J. A. Reiman Faculty Hospital in Presov on Tuesday, the hospital has confirmed for TASR.

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The noviny.sk website first broke the news.

The patient has a positive travel history. «We are currently waiting for the results of her laboratory tests,» Boris Mavrodiev, deputy director for medical and preventive care for the hospital’s non-surgical departments, told TASR. «Measures regarding the patient’s contacts are in the power of the respective regional public health authority, which has been informed about the situation,» added Mavrodiev.