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Portugal recorded community transmission of monkeypox and 66 recent infection casesPhoto by Elf-Moondance on Pexels
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Portugal recorded community transmission of monkeypox and 66 recent infection cases

RTP Notícias14 September 2026 at 20:50

Portugal recorded community transmission of the lb subvariant of the mpox virus. The World Health Organization confirmed this information, being the source responsible for releasing the data.

A total of 66 infection cases caused by this lineage of the virus were also reported recently. Community transmission indicates that infections are no longer exclusively associated with travel or direct contact with people coming from endemic areas.

Why this matters

The confirmation of community transmission in Portugal indicates that the mpox virus is spreading locally, not only through imported cases, which represents an increased risk for the population. The 66 reported cases suggest an active outbreak that requires surveillance and eventual adoption of preventive measures by health authorities and citizens.

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