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Mpox. Portugal registers community transmission and reports 66 cases of infectionPhoto by Elf-Moondance on Pexels
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Mpox. Portugal registers community transmission and reports 66 cases of infection

CNN Portugal14 September 2026 at 21:46

Portugal registers community transmission of Mpox and reported 66 cases of infection. Health authorities identified that the virus is circulating among the local population, with cases not exclusively associated with travel to endemic regions.

At the European level, the most recent data show that Spain was the country with the highest cumulative number of cases, having reported 241 infections since the outbreak began. France ranked second with 173 registered cases.

Portugal ranks third in the European ranking, with a total of 162 cumulative cases. The Directorate-General for Health has monitored the situation and recommended prevention measures to the population.

The Mpox outbreak, previously known as monkeypox, has worried European health authorities, leading to reinforced epidemiological surveillance in the most affected countries.

Why this matters

The confirmation of community transmission in Portugal indicates that the virus is spreading locally, not only through imported cases, which may mean greater risk of contagion in the population. Readers should be aware of symptoms and prevention measures, especially given the increase in cases in neighboring European countries.

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