Lebanon announced on Monday that it has detected the first Monkeypox case, according to the state news agency NNA.
The case was identified in a foreigner who entered the country, and is currently on self-isolation, said the same source, quoting the Health Ministry.
Last week, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) elevated its travel alert to Level 2, after Monkeypox infections surpassed 1,000 confirmed cases.
According to the CDC’s Monkeypox and Orthopoxvirus Outbreak Global Map, there are 1,088 confirmed cases worldwide across 29 countries as of June 7.
Earlier in May, Monkeypox started spreading outside Africa in Western Europe, namely in the UK, Spain, and Portugal.
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