Friday, 15 July 2022 – 10:23 WIB
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VIVA Lifestyle – Ministry of Health Singapore (MOH) confirmed second local case of infection monkey pox. The patient is a 48 year old British citizen living in Singapore.
Quoted from the page Channel News Asiathe patient tested positive for monkeypox on Wednesday, July 13, 2022. The patient is currently being treated and being analyzed for symptoms.
“He is currently being treated at the National Center for Infectious Diseases (NCID) and his condition is stable,” the Ministry of Health said on its official website.
The man developed a rash in the perianal area – the area of the body around the anus on July 6 and then a fever on July 11. He sought medical attention on July 13 and was admitted to NCID the same day.
The MOH said that contact tracing was ongoing and added that this case was not linked to the previously announced cases of monkeypox. Among the five cases of monkeypox in Singapore since June, three are imported cases and two are local cases.
The first is the case of imports. The patient is a 42 year old British citizen who works as a flight attendant. He tested positive on June 20.
The country’s first local infection was reported on July 6, a 45-year-old Malaysian man living in Singapore. Another imported case was confirmed a day later. The 36-year-old Indian national lives in Singapore and recently returned from the United States.
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