First case of monkeypox confirmed in Hungary

Hungarian health authorities have confirmed the country’s first case of monkeypox in a 38-year-old man.

The disease does not spread easily, only through close contact, said the chief medical officer Cecilia Muller in a press conference on Tuesday.

The disease lasts for two to four weeks and can spread more easily in immuno-compromised patients and pregnant women, she was quoted by Xinhua news agency as saying.

Muller noted that the infected have to be isolated during their convalescence.

We need to pay attention to these cases, to set up an early diagnosis. We need to follow the symptoms. If anyone has a suspicion of illness, please go see a doctor, she said.

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