ABU DHABI, May 24 (Xinhua) -- The United Arab Emirates (UAE) confirmed on Tuesday its first case of monkeypox in a 29-year-old woman who arrived from west Africa.
The patient received medical care and the UAE health authorities took all necessary measures, including investigation, examination of contacts, and monitoring, the UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention said in a tweet, which did not specify which country origin of the woman.
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