Mozambique reports first case of monkeypox


  • World
  • Friday, 07 Oct 2022

MAPUTO, Oct. 6 (Xinhua) -- Mozambique has registered the country's first case of monkeypox detected in an adult male, announced the Ministry of Health on Thursday.

The case was tested after showing symptoms and diagnosed on Wednesday in Maputo city and the individual in question had a travel history, said Health Minister Armindo Tiago at the press conference in Maputo.

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