Products derived from wild animals from Africa (creams, lotions, powders) should be avoided, said the Health Ministry on Tuesday as part of its guidelines for management of monkeypox diseases, “Advisory for International passengers’.‘
Listing the other avoids to be followed, the Ministry said that travelers should refrain from close contacts with sick people, including those with skin lesions or genital lesions, contact with dead or live wild animals such as small mammals including rodents (rats, squirrels) and non-human primates (monkeys, apes) and also eating or preparing meat from wild game (bushmeat).
International travelers should avoid contact with contaminated materials used by sick people (such as clothing, bedding, or materials used in healthcare settings) or that came into contact with infected animals.
