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Japan Reports Second Monkeypox Case


Thu 28 Jul 2022 | 11:55 AM
Yara Sameh

Japanese authorities on Thursday announced the second detected case of monkeypox in the country.

The official revealed that the patient, a man in his 30s who had been overseas, tested positive in Tokyo. H is currently hospitalized in stable condition.

The patient traveled to a European country from late June to mid-July where he had close contact with a person infected with monkeypox.

The official denied that the patient was a close contact with the first case.

On June 23, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared monkeypox a public health emergency of international concern after cases were detected in more than 75 countries and regions.

During a press conference, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said he has decided to declare a health emergency with an international dimension against monkeypox, noting that the risk in the world is relatively moderate, with the exception of Europe, where it is considered high.

The Director-General of WHO stressed that it is possible to control the virus and stop its spread using the means available to us at the present time, noting that the virus “is of international concern.”

The declaration of a state of health emergency came after two well-informed sources announced that a state of pision prevailed among members of a team of experts of WHO regarding this.

Monkeypox is a rare disease that is usually transmitted to humans from wild animals and is endemic to some African countries.

The virus, discovered in humans in the 1970s, is considered to be less dangerous and contagious than smallpox, which was eradicated in 1980.