There is attention but no alarmism after first case of monkeypox found in the province of Latina. Reassurances on the situation in the Pontine territory yesterday came from the ASL which, through two different communications – the last one yesterday evening – provided updates on the situation.
The first case of “monkeypox” concerns a 40-year-old man from Sabaudia, hospitalized at the Infectious Diseases Department of the Santa Maria Goretti hospital in Latina since last June 8. “The Department of Prevention of the ASL of Latina – reads a note from the local health authority – has identified all contacts and managed all the people found to be at risk, exclusively adults, from which pediatric subjects were excluded”.
Yesterday he had already made it known that from the moment the infection was discovered all the activities necessary for tracing and managing contacts had been started “. “The situation is under strict control” had reassured the company as did the regional councilor for health of Lazio, Alessio D’Amato.
“There is no alarm situation – said Sergio Parrocchia, health director of the Latina ASL interviewed by Dire -. The picture presented by the patient falls within the more ‘classic’ situations, that is, already described in recent weeks both from a clinical point of view. than epidemiological. Upon the appearance of suspicious symptoms, the subject was taken in charge by the Infectious Diseases department and in a short time the diagnosis was confirmed by laboratory analyzes and is now under therapy. We have taken steps to track and manage his contacts ” .
The one recorded in the province of Latina is the first case of monkeypox infection in Lazio outside the province of Rome.