South Korea Reports Its First Local Transmission of Monkeypox

South Korea just reported their first locally transmitted case of the monkeypox:

Health authorities reported the nation’s first locally transmitted case of monkeypox Saturday, bringing the total number of infections to six.

The South Korean national, who has no recent overseas travel history, tested positive for the disease the previous day, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA).

The person visited a hospital with a skin rash Monday and was reported to health authorities as a suspected monkeypox case Thursday.

Korea Herald

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setnaffa
setnaffa
1 year ago

A few years back I was told gay men were not popular in South Korea. That was obviously before K-Pop.

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Flyingsword
Flyingsword
1 year ago

We all know how/why it spreads….

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