JOHOR BARU: The Johor health authorities are closely monitoring the monkeypox infection in Singapore following a case in the island republic involving a Nigerian national.
The authorities were keeping an eye on the situation across the Causeway, said State Health, Culture and Heritage Committee chairman Mohd Khuzzan Abu Bakar.
“People should not panic because we found that human infection from monkeypox is rare and it is mainly through the digestion of infected bush meats such asCommon symptoms of the disease are fever, headache, muscle ache, backache, swollen lymph nodes and a skin rash. The 38-year-old man tested positive for the rare viral disease, which is primarily transmitted to humans from animals, on Wednesday, said its Health Ministry.The patient is in stable condition.
Bush meat, the meat of wild animals hunted and sold for food, is a source of protein in some parts of Africa where meat from domesticated animals is scarce or expensive.
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