A first confirmed case in a child in Ile-de-France, according to the ARS

The Regional Health Agency (ARS) of Ile-de-France reported this Saturday a first confirmed case of monkeypox in a child attending primary school in the region, specifying that he was taken care of and “not shows no signs of seriousness.

In a press release relayed on social networks, the ARS indicates that its teams and those of Public Health France “immediately began the investigations in order to trace the chain of contacts of the child as quickly as possible”.

“A probable case has been identified within the same siblings. Measures have been taken with National Education and a message has been sent to the parents of children who are at-risk contacts of the school attended by the child”, the latter must in particular monitor the appearance of symptoms (fever, rash) , adds the ARS.

330 confirmed cases in France

Until then, the virus had only affected adults. The latest report from Public Health France, established on Thursday at 2 p.m., reported 330 confirmed cases of infection in France.

Monkey pox (monkeypox), whose outbreak is affecting some forty countries, first results in a high fever and quickly evolves into a rash. The disease, hitherto contained in a dozen African countries, usually heals spontaneously after two to three weeks.