Brazil reports suspected mpox case in Sao Paulo airport's migration area

27/8/2024 7:18

        A suspected case of mpox has been reported at Brazil's main international airport near Sao Paulo, health sanitary agency Anvisa said on Monday.
        
        Anvisa said its office in the Guarulhos airport was alerted on Sunday after "the identification of a passenger with signs and symptoms compatible with mpox," adding the person was sent later to a specialized hospital.
        
        According to Anvisa, the passenger had arrived at the airport on Aug. 14 and had since been in an area for people waiting to request refugee status.
        
        The agency did not state where the passenger had traveled from or their home country.
        
        Earlier this month, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared mpox a global public health emergency for the second time in two years as a new variant of the virus spread rapidly in Africa.