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Greek health authorities have been put on alert after the appearance of monkey pox symptoms in a British tourist on the island of Kefalonia.
A 29-year-old man and his partner were transported to Athens on Saturday evening, by an Air Force C-130 plane that landed at Kefalonia airport to pick up the couple of tourists.
They are accompanied by medical staff, dressed in special uniforms that have placed patients inside special sterile transport and isolation capsules, which also protect medical personnel.
The patient who presents with the symptoms of appendicitis is of Romanian nationality, residing in Greece, but recently lives in London. He has come from London on holiday to Kefalonia with his girlfriend who is asymptomatic while the patient is in stable health.
The couple were taken to Attikon Hospital, where they were received by the staff of Professor Sotiris Tsiodras, the head of the team of scientists who will treat the first case of the disease that apparently appeared in Kefalonia, Greece.
The same professor has long been the head of the coronavirus pandemic commission in the country.
The National Body of Public Health has received samples for confirmatory examination, which have been sent to the reference laboratory and the results will be available on Monday.
Greek health authorities say they are on high alert. They suggest that the risk to the general population is low, but have also taken all measures to detect potential infections in a timely manner.
Based on the epidemiological data so far according to them, the disease is usually mild and self-limiting, with low transmissibility. A basic precaution is to avoid contact with people who have skin lesions.
Those who have traveled to Central or West African countries in the last 3 weeks should be especially vigilant for early detection of symptoms stated in the guidelines of the National Public Health Organization.
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