News First case of monkeypox detected in Japan

[thomas]

Today, Japan confirmed the first case of monkeypox with a man in his 30s in Tokyo testing positive, with the news coming on the same day that the nation stepped up preparations for an outbreak following the World Health Organization's declaration over the weekend that the viral disease constitutes a global public health emergency.

The patient traveled to a European country from late June to mid-July where he had close contact with a person infected with monkeypox, it said. The man, who is currently hospitalized, started to feel unwell on July 15, the Tokyo government said. His symptoms include a fever, a headache and a rash, it added. [...] Infections have been reported since May outside Central and West Africa, where the disease is endemic. Symptoms of the disease, spread through close physical contact, include fever, extensive rashes, skin lesions and swollen lymph nodes following an incubation period of five to 21 days.

Japan confirms first monkeypox case as it steps up preparation for outbreak

The patient, a Tokyo resident in his 30s, had traveled to Europe in mid-June and had contact with someone who was later diagnosed with the disease.

www.japantimes.co.jp

Japan's 1st case of monkeypox confirmed in Tokyo

Japan has confirmed its first case of monkeypox, with a man in his 30s in Tokyo testing positive, according to the Tokyo metropolitan government

english.kyodonews.net

 

[Petaris]

Just what everyone needs, another excuse to close boarders and lockdown
At least this requires physical contact and not just being within six feet of someone.

 

[Uncle Frank]

The monkeypox memes have escaped already.