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Ministry of Health confirms first death from Mpox in Brazil; know the symptoms of the disease

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The Ministry of Health confirms the first death from Mpox in Brazil. The case was in Rio de Janeiro. The Oswaldo Cruz Foundation reported that the patient died in the second half of October. He was between 40 and 49 years old and had an immunosuppressive disease.

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