A NSW resident has contracted monkeypox inside the state, with health authorities telling people to be vigilant and those with symptoms to avoid close contact.
The majority of cases so far have been acquired overseas but the new transmission has prompted a warning from state health authorities.
NSW Health executive director of health protection Dr Richard Broome said people needed to be vigilant for symptoms regardless of having returned from overseas."It is important that people with these symptoms avoid close contact with others, including sexual activity, as condoms are not effective at preventing the transmission of monkeypox," Dr Broome said.Gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men are some of the most at risk of contracting the virus.
Symptoms include rashes, lesions or sores - particularly around the genitals - as well as fevers, aches and swollen lymph nodes. Person-to-person transmission occurs with very close contact with infected people, including skin-to skin contact during intimate activity.There are 42 confirmed cases of monkeypox in NSW, including the recent local infection, as well as two other cases who acquired it elsewhere in Australia.
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