Philippines Reports First Case of Monkeypox
The announcement comes within a week of the World Health Organization declaring the monkeypox outbreak a global health emergency.
MANILA, KOMPAS.com \- The Philippines has detected its first case of monkeypox in a person with a history of overseas travel, officials said Friday, July 29. The announcement comes within a week of the World Health Organization declaring the monkeypox outbreak a global health emergency. Philippine officials did not identify the gender of the person, only saying they were 31 years old and tested positive on Thursday, July 28, after an RT-PCR test. “The case had prior travel to countries with documented monkeypox cases,” said Beverly Ho, an acting undersecretary for the Department of Health. Als...