Health officials in Australia are investigating a possible seventh case of monkeypox. It comes as the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says it is aware of more than 700 global cases of the virus.
Monkeypox is endemic in some parts of Africa but a number of cases have been reported in several countries around the world over the past month.Two men in their 30s recently returned from Europe, where they had travelled together, and developed symptoms after landing in Sydney.One of the men has been confirmed to have monkeypox while NSW Health says the other man probably also infectious.Tracing is being conducted but so far no high-risk contacts have been identified.
NSW Health says monkeypox does not pose a threat of transmission in the general community. It is generally spread through close contact. Monkeypox is endemic in some parts of Africa but a number of cases have been reported in several countries around the world over the past month.Victoria confirmed its second case on Friday in a man in his 30s who had returned from the UK.