The French health unit confirmed on the 26th that the first case of monkeypox infection in a child in the Île-de-France region has been isolated and properly cared for. There are currently no serious symptoms.
According to reports from the French Ministry of Public Health, at least 330 cases of monkeypox have been found in the country so far, 227 of which are in the Île-de-France region, according to foreign media reports. Among the known cases in this wave of outbreaks, it is the first time that children have been infected, so it has also attracted the attention of the authorities.
It is reported that the child patient attends an elementary school in Ile-de-France. The local health authority has launched an epidemic investigation to trace the patient's contact chain, and has also notified the parents of the children who attended the same school as the infected student.
Professor Robert Cohen, a paediatric infectious disease specialist at the Créteil hospital in France, said there was a lot of discussion about the spread of monkeypox among men who have sex with men, but it may not be enough because monkeypox does not Not a sexually transmitted disease, other forms of close contact can also lead to infection, so everyone can be affected, including children. Karine Lacombe, a French professor of infectious diseases, also pointed out that monkeypox is not a homosexual disease, and women, heterosexuals, and children cannot rule out the possibility of infection.
Experts also pointed out that although there is no need to worry too much, it is necessary to clarify the routes and transmission chains of children's infection: "If it is within the family, it is not surprising, but if we can't figure out where it comes from, then the problem is even bigger. already.
The French health unit confirmed on the 26th that the first case of monkeypox infection in a child in the Île-de-France region has been isolated and properly cared for. There are currently no serious symptoms.
According to reports from the French Ministry of Public Health, at least 330 cases of monkeypox have been found in the country so far, 227 of which are in the Île-de-France region, according to foreign media reports. Among the known cases in this wave of outbreaks, it is the first time that children have been infected, so it has also attracted the attention of the authorities.
It is reported that the child patient attends an elementary school in Ile-de-France. The local health authority has launched an epidemic investigation to trace the patient's contact chain, and has also notified the parents of the children who attended the same school as the infected student.
Professor Robert Cohen, a paediatric infectious disease specialist at the Créteil hospital in France, said there was a lot of discussion about the spread of monkeypox among men who have sex with men, but it may not be enough because monkeypox does not Not a sexually transmitted disease, other forms of close contact can also lead to infection, so everyone can be affected, including children. Karine Lacombe, a French professor of infectious diseases, also pointed out that monkeypox is not a homosexual disease, and women, heterosexuals, and children cannot rule out the possibility of infection.
Experts also pointed out that although there is no need to worry too much, it is necessary to clarify the routes and transmission chains of children's infection: "If it is within the family, it is not surprising, but if we can't figure out where it comes from, then the problem is even bigger. already.