MOH confirms second local case of monkeypox infection in Singapore

The patient, a 48 year-old male British national who resides in Singapore, tested positive for monkeypox on Wednesday.

"He is currently warded at the National Centre for Infectious Diseases and his condition is stable," said MOH in an update on its website yesterday evening. The patient had developed rashes in the perianal region on July 6 and a fever on July 11, and sought medical care on July 13.MOH added that the case is not linked to any of the monkeypox cases announced earlier.The latest infection takes Singapore's total number of monkeypox cases since June to five. Three of them are imported and two are local infections.this year was an imported case. The patient was a 42-year-old British national who works as a flight attendant.

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