Egypt detects its first monkeypox case – health ministry

Test tubes labeled “Monkeypox virus positive and negative” are seen in this illustration taken May 23, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

CAIRO, Sept 7 (Reuters) – Egypt has detected the first monkeypox case in the country, an Egyptian man who has a residency in a European country, the health ministry said in statement on Wednesday.

The 42-man was isolated in a hospital and his condition was stable, the statement added.

Reporting by Lilian Wagdy and Mahmoud Mourad

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