SINGAPORE - A Nigerian national tested positive for monkeypox on Wednesday , the first case of the rare viral disease reported here.
Since 1970, there have been reports of humans infected with monkeypox from 10 African countries - Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Nigeria, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Gabon and South Sudan.Last year, three cases of monkeypox were reported in Britain and one in Israel.The disease is called monkeypox because it was first discovered in laboratory monkeys in 1958.
Monkeypox is usually self-limiting, with most patients recovering within two to three weeks, according to the Ministry of Health . Transmission of the disease between humans is possible but limited, as a person is infectious only when he has symptoms, particularly skin rash, said MOH.
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