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Switzerland confirms its first case of monkeypox

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epa09652591 The entrance of the emergencies unit is pictured at the hospital 'Reseau hospitalier neuchatelois (RHNe)' Pourtales site during the fifth wave of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Neuchatel, Switzerland, 21 December 2021. EPA-EFE/LAURENT GILLIERON

VIENNA (Reuters) – Switzerland has detected its first confirmed case of monkeypox, a person in the canton of Bern who contracted it through “close physical contact abroad”, the canton said in a statement on Saturday.

The person consulted a doctor because they had a fever and a rash and felt poorly, the canton said, adding that the person was in isolation at home and the illness was developing in a “benign” way. A person they had been in contact with has been informed, the canton added.

(Reporting by Francois Murphy; Editing by Frances Kerry)Switzerland confirms its first case of monkeypox

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