JAKARTA - Taiwan reported the first case of monkeypox from abroad. The disease was brought by a man in his 20s who had been studying in Germany from January to June this year when he returned to Taiwan.
The Taiwan Center for Disease Control -- reported by Reuters via Antara -- said the man flew back to Taiwan on June 16, 2022 and returned home to undergo the COVID-19 quarantine required for all arrivals from overseas.
On June 20, he developed symptoms including fever, sore throat and rash. Later, he sought medical attention and after being examined he was confirmed to have monkeypox.
"He is currently being treated in an isolation ward and his close contacts are asymptomatic," the Taiwan Center for Disease Control said in a statement Friday, June 24.
In the Asia Pacific region, Singapore, South Korea and Australia have also reported cases of monkeypox.
More than 40 countries where monkeypox is not endemic have reported outbreaks of the viral disease as confirmed cases exceed 3,000.
Monkeypox, which is spread by close contact and was first discovered in monkeys, occurs mostly in west and central Africa, and only occasionally spreads elsewhere.
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