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PRO/AH/EDR> Monkeypox – Singapore ex Nigeria

Monkeypox -- SingaporeThe Ministry of Health (MOH) has confirmed one imported case of monkeypox infection in Singapore, involving a Nigerian national who arrived last month [April 2019] for a workshop. The 38-year-old man tested positive for the rare viral disease, which is primarily transmitted to humans from animals, on Wednesday (8 May [2019]), said the MOH on Thursday [9 May 2019]. It is the 1st case of monkeypox reported here.He is currently in an isolation ward at the National Centre for Infectious Read more [...]