First case of monkeypox detected

On September 25, the Dong Nai Center for Disease Control (CDC) announced that it had just discovered the first case of monkeypox in the area.

The patient is male (Mr. T., 25 years old, residing in Xuan Truong commune, Xuan Loc district), working in Ho Chi Minh City.

According to the epidemiological investigation report, the patient started to get sick on September 17 and had symptoms such as fever, chills, sweating, itching, and pustules in the genitals. The patient went to a private clinic for examination and treatment but the disease did not improve.

On September 22, the patient went to the Ho Chi Minh City Dermatology Hospital for examination. Here, doctors suspected that the patient had monkeypox, so they took samples and sent them to the Pasteur Institute in Ho Chi Minh City. On September 23, the results were positive for monkeypox virus.

According to CDC Dong Nai, this is the first monkeypox case with a permanent address in Dong Nai province. Currently, CDC Dong Nai has not determined the source of infection of the case.

The patient had the first onset date of September 17, at that time he was in Ho Chi Minh City. Although on September 2, the patient returned home and had contact with 4 family members, he was in the incubation period, not the infectious period of monkeypox, so the risk of infection was very low. However, CDC Dong Nai still asked the Xuan Loc District Medical Center to monitor and follow up.

In addition, according to CDC Dong Nai, on September 16, the patient had contact with his girlfriend (22 years old, living in Binh Duong), who is currently experiencing symptoms of pustular rash around the genitals. CDC Dong Nai has transferred information about this case to CDC Binh Duong for verification, investigation, and handling.

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