One case of monkeypox has been identified in Tokyo, Japan’s Health Ministry and the Tokyo metropolitan government confirmed on Monday.
The case involved a man in his 30s who had recently returned from Europe. The ministry said the patient had close contact with someone who was later diagnosed with monkeypox before returning to Tokyo in mid-July.
He developed fever, rash, headache, and malaise before testing positive for the monkeypox virus. According to the ministry, the patient is in stable condition and is being treated at a hospital in Tokyo.
“We will collect information while keeping close attention to the infection situation in other countries, in cooperation with the governments of each country, WHO [World Health Organization], and experts,” the ministry said in a statement….