Russia registers first case of monkeypox

[July 12, 2022]  MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia registered its first case of monkeypox, consumer safety watchdog Rospotrebnadzor said on Tuesday.

The watchdog said in a statement that the disease was discovered in a young man who had returned from a trip around European countries. The risk of infection to others was limited, it said.

"The disease is proceeding in a mild form. There is no threat to life," Rospotrebnadzor said.

Monkeypox is a viral disease that causes flu-like symptoms and skin lesions. It is endemic in parts of Africa.

Test tubes labeled "Monkeypox virus positive and negative" are seen in this illustration taken May 23, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

More than 50 countries where monkeypox is not endemic have reported outbreaks of the viral disease as confirmed cases exceed 7,600.

(Reporting by Reuters; Editing by Angus MacSwan)

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