The Philippines has reported its first case of the monkeypox virus. The case was detected in a resident who returned from abroad earlier this month, a health ministry official said Friday.
The 31-year-old man has recovered but is isolated at home. The 10 people identified as close contacts, including three from the patient’s household, have been ordered to be quarantined, Deputy Health Minister Beverly Ho said at a news conference in Manila.
The person had previously traveled to countries with documented cases of monkeypox, Ho said, without elaborating.
Some 70 countries where monkeypox is not endemic have reported outbreaks of the disease. Confirmed cases surpass 20,300. The World Health Organization declared the outbreak a global health emergency. [ka/ab]
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