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2022 monkeypox outbreak in Chile
Confirmed and suspected cases by department.
DiseaseMonkeypox
Virus strainMonkeypox virus
(West African clade)
LocationChile
Index caseSantiago de Chile
Arrival dateJune 17, 2022 (2022-06-17)–present (2 years, 4 months, 2 weeks and 4 days)[1]
Confirmed cases55
Suspected cases1
Hospitalized cases0
Recovered22
Deaths
0
Suspected cases have not been confirmed by laboratory tests as being due to this strain, although some other strains may have been ruled out.


The 2022 monkeypox outbreak in Chile is a part of the outbreak of human monkeypox caused by the West African clade of the monkeypox virus. The outbreak reached Chile on 17 June 2022.[2]

History

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The first case of infection was recorded on June 17 in Santiago de Chile after an adult with a history of travel to Europe presented symptoms

Monkeypox cases in Chile  ()
     Deaths        Recoveries        Confirmed cases
JunJunJulJul
Last 15 daysLast 15 days
Date
Cases (rise)
Deaths (rise)
2022-06-17
1(n.a.)
2022-07-22
26(n.a.)
2022-07-26
45(+19)
2022-07-29
55(+10)
Cases are updated every Tuesday and Friday

Statistics

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Cases of monkeypox
Region Cases
  Santiago Metropolitan Region 50
  Araucanía 3
  Antofagasta 2
  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference First case was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Primer caso de viruela del mono" (in Spanish).