That too! A 36-year-old from the St. Pölten district tested positive for the new type of monkeypox virus. It is the first case in Lower Austria. According to the health authorities, the man is likely to have been infected while on vacation.
It has been feared since the first case in Vienna, and now monkeypox has also arrived in Lower Austria. As the health authorities of the “Krone” confirmed on Friday evening, a 36-year-old from the St. Pölten district fell ill with the new virus. The man is a travel returnee from Spain. “But the patient is already on the mend,” says the country’s medical staff of a mild course. However, there are no specific details with reference to data protection. No connection with the case in Vienna After two years plagued by a pandemic, this report is of course causing concern – but according to experts there is no reason to worry so far. In Europe, not a single death has been reported as a result of monkeypox, the majority of those affected are adult men, and the disease usually has no consequences. In general, the virus spreads sluggishly: after the first nationwide case at the end of May, no further subsequent infections are known.
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