RIO DE JANEIRO: A 41-year-old man in Brazil has died of monkeypox, making him the first person outside of Africa to have been killed by the disease, local authorities said on Friday. First death from monkey pox recorded in Brazil. AFP broke this news. The man, who local media said had serious immune system problems, died in Belo Horizonte, the capital of the southeastern Minas Gerais state, on Thursday. He “was receiving hospital treatment for other serious conditions,” the state health ministry said in a statement. Brazil’s health ministry has recorded close to 1,000 monkeypox cases, mostly in Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro states, which are also in the country’s southeast. First death from monkey pox recorded in Brazil The first case was detected on June 10 in a man who had traveled to Europe. Early signs of the disease include a high fever, swollen lymph glands, and a chickenpox-like rash. The World Health Organization (WHO) last Saturday declared the monkeypox outbreak a global health emergency. According to the WHO, more than 18,000 cases have been detected throughout the world outside of Africa since the beginning of May. It has been detected in 78 countries with 70 percent of cases found in Europe and 25 percent in the Americas, WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Wednesday. Besides, the government of Brazil issued a vaccination plan against Hepatitis C. Vaccines are highly effective against hepatitis A and B. There is no vaccine against hepatitis C, but there is treatment, with drugs available through national public health care, with a 95% cure rate. In any case, early diagnosis prevents transmission and can be lifesaving. pic.twitter.com/SMN0qHl1Tr — Government of Brazil (@govbrazil) July 28, 2022