Monkeypox added to dangerous infectious diseases list in T&T | Loop Trinidad & Tobago - Loop News Trinidad & Tobago
The Cabinet of Trinidad and Tobago has announced that the Monkeypox Virus has been listed as a dangerous infectious disease, in accordance with Section 103 of the Public Health Ordinance, Chap. 12 No. 4.
The addition took immediate effect on Thursday with the approval of Minister of Health Terrence Deyalsingh.
The public should note that no case(s) of the Monkeypox Virus have been confirmed in Trinidad and Tobago at this time.
Going forward, anyone who was exposed to the virus will be under surveillance for 21 days from their last date of exposure in accordance with Section 6 (1) of the Quarantine Act, Chapter 28:05.
The Attorney General is to prepare the necessary Orders to give effect to the above.
Monkeypox is a viral zoonosis (a virus transmitted to humans from animals or human to human) with symptoms very similar but usually clinically less severe than those seen in smallpox patients.
The main symptoms of Monkeypox are fever, rash, and swollen lymph nodes. The virus is transmitted to humans through close contact with an infected person or animal or contaminated material such as bedding. The virus may also be transferred from one person to another by close contact with lesions, body fluids and respiratory droplets.
Additionally, if you or anyone close to you have had a recent travel history from any country where cases have been detected and are symptomatic, as described above, please visit your nearest health care provider. For a full list of these countries, please visit the WHO website at www.who.int/emergencies/emergency-events/item/monkeypox.
As more information becomes available, the Ministry of Health will keep the public abreast of any new developments regarding this emerging public health threat via the MoH website at www.health.gov.tt and social media channels.
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