First human case of monkeypox detected in Australia

The Australian Department of Health announced the first 2022 case of human infection with monkeypox in the territory of the state.

The department clarified, that the disease was detected in a 40-year-old resident of New South Wales, who returned from a trip to Europe. People who came into contact with him have been isolated..

NSW Chief Medical Officer Kerry Chant clarified, that most cases of monkeypox in humans are mild.

“Most recover safely within a few weeks.”, – assured the medic.

Recall, 20 May 2022 year became known, that a case of human infection with monkeypox was detected in the Paris region of Ile-de-France.

A day earlier, the first cases of human infection with monkeypox were reported in Italy and Sweden., and the number of infected people in the UK has risen to three over the past week.