2nd Japan case of monkeypox confirmed in Tokyo – Japan Today

Japan has confirmed its second case of monkeypox in a man in his 30s in Tokyo who had traveled to North and Central America, a Tokyo metropolitan government official said Thursday.

The man tested positive on Wednesday and is currently hospitalized and in stable condition, according to the official. Japan’s first case was confirmed on Monday, also in a man in his 30s, but they are not close contacts, the official said.

The second patient has symptoms including headaches, sore muscles and fatigue. The first patient, who had stayed in Europe, has similar symptoms and is also in stable condition.

The World Health Organization on Saturday declared the outbreak of the infectious disease a global health emergency.

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