First case of monkeypox confirmed in Finland
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- Reuters
- Published Date: 10:03 | 27 May 2022
- Modified Date: 10:03 | 27 May 2022
Finland has confirmed its first case of monkeypox, the Helsinki hospital district said on Friday.
A orthopoxvirus orthopoxvirus infectionwas detected in the Helsinki region on Wednesday and has now been sequenced to confirm it was monkeypox.
Global health officials have sounded the alarm over rising cases in Europe and elsewhere of the monkeypox, which is a type of viral infection more common to west and central Africa.
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