Singapore reports first case of rare monkeypox virus | World News, The Indian Express

Singapore reports first case of rare monkeypox virus | World News, The Indian Express



By Reuters |Singapore |Published: May 10, 2019 9:29:14 am

Singapore reports first case of rare monkeypox virus

Monkeypox, a virus similar to the human smallpox which was eradicated in 1980, does not spread easily from person to person, but can in rare cases be fatal.

Singapore’s Ministry of Health said that the infected patient was a 38-year-old Nigerian who arrived in Singapore in late April. (Representational Image)

Singapore has reported its first case of the rare monkeypox virus brought in by a Nigerian man who authorities said may have been infected by bushmeat he ate at a wedding. Monkeypox, a virus similar to the human smallpox which was eradicated in 1980, does not spread easily from person to person, but can in rare cases be fatal.