This Wednesday, the People’s Power Minister for Science and Technology, Gabriela Jiménez Ramírez, reported that two positive cases of monkeypox were detected in the country:
«We inform the country that thanks to the efficiency of our epidemiological surveillance system, two (02) positive cases of monkeypox were detected in time in Venezuela. Both patients are travelers, (coming) from Brazil and Peru.» This was announced by the minister through her social networks.
In addition, she stressed: “The national epidemiological surveillance system is active as part of the actions instructed by President Nicolás Maduro. The Rafael Rangel National Institute of Hygiene and the Ministry of People’s Power for Health, in coordination, are monitoring the cases”.
Likewise, she maintained that “the patients have medical care and are in favorable health conditions. Likewise, the evaluation of close contacts is being carried out. The Bolivarian Government calls on the population to comply with prevention and biosafety measures”.
“We inform the country that thanks to the efficiency of our epidemiological surveillance system, two (02) positive cases of monkeypox were detected in time in Venezuela, both patients are travelers from Brazil and Peru”.
– Gabriela Jiménez (@Gabrielasjr) August 24, 2022
