A 22-year-old Azerbaijani citizen who traveled to a foreign country for tourism on January 2-11, a few days after returning, visited one of the clinics in Baku with symptoms including weakness, fever, blistering rashes in the genital area, enlarged lymph nodes, and muscle pain.
According to the statement, the infectious disease specialist suspected monkeypox virus infection based on the patient's symptoms, and through collecting patient history, determined that the person had traveled to another country and had contact with someone who had a rash during the trip.
It was stated that along with the symptoms, the epidemiological connection provided grounds for laboratory testing, and the PCR test result of the swab taken from the patient's rashes was positive for the monkeypox virus.
Currently, the patient is hospitalized and receiving treatment.
"Since family members who were in contact with the patient show no signs of illness, they have been placed under home observation by the local ambulatory medical facility and sanitary-epidemiological service staff, prescribed preventive treatment, and provided with medications. Treatment and observation measures for the patient and contacts will continue until the end of the disease's incubation period," the joint statement noted.
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