Cambodian man diagnosed with monkeypox: health ministry


PHNOM PENH: A 28-year-old man has been diagnosed with monkeypox in Cambodia, becoming the second person tested positive for the virus since July last year, the health ministry said in a statement on Wednesday (Dec 13).

"A lab result from the National Institute of Public Health shows Tuesday that a 28-year-old man, living in Phnom Penh's Sen Sok district, was positive for monkeypox," the statement said.

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