Brazil confirms country's first monkeypox case
09:41 UTC+8, 2022-06-10
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Brazil on Thursday confirmed the country's first case of monkeypox in the city of Sao Paulo, according to local health authorities.
09:41 UTC+8, 2022-06-10
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Brazil on Thursday confirmed the country's first case of monkeypox in the city of Sao Paulo, according to local health authorities.
The virus was detected in a 41-year-old man who recently traveled to Spain and Portugal, the city's health secretariat said in a statement.
The patient is currently in isolation at the Emilio Ribas Public Hospital, while his recent contacts are being monitored.
Another suspected monkeypox case being investigated in Sao Paulo involves a 26-year-old woman, who is now hospitalized, said the secretariat.
Source: Xinhua
Editor: Han Jing
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