Morocco confirmed on Thursday its first case of the monkeypox virus, with the country’s Ministry of Health and Social Protection saying that the case was most likely imported from abroad.
In a statement, carried by Morocco World News, the ministry emphasised that regional and public health emergency operation centers and rapid response teams have initiated an immediate epidemiological inquiry to identify potential cases that have been in contact with the infected patient, who came from Europe.
As part of the inquiry, the necessary preventive measures have been taken to avoid the spread of the virus in accordance with national and international security standards, the ministry noted.
Morocco’s confirmation of its first case comes a few weeks after the ministry detected a few suspected cases that later tested negative.
