A case of a human contracting monkeypox was detected in Australia’s New South Wales, TASS reported on Friday, citing the regional Ministry of Health.
According to medics, the first carrier of monkeypox in the country was a 40-year-old male who recently returned from Europe. The agency specified that he turned to a general practitioner with symptoms resembling monkeypox. After expedited tests, the diagnosis was confirmed and the patient and his family members were isolated.
According to the state’s top health officer Kerry Chant, the disease is not endemic to Australia yet it is sometimes registered in those arriving from some African countries or the owners of imported pets. She stressed that Australia’s Department of Health is closely ...
