Australia's First Case of Clade 1b Mpox Found in Man Who Was Holidaying in Thailand

Australia's first case of clade 1b mpox found in man who was holidaying in Thailand

The man has since recovered, NSW Health says, and the risk of local transmission is low.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the affected individual is a man who recently returned from Thailand, which coincided with the onset of his symptoms. Despite the discovery of this first case, the Australian Ministry of Health assured the population that the risk of transmission and the threat of further spread of the new variant in the country remains low. It also stressed that the relevant health agencies clos…

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