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Virus strain in mainland's first monkeypox case highly homologous to those discovered in Germany
By Leng Shumei
Published: Sep 19, 2022 08:09 PM
Gene sequencing suggests that the virus strain in the first monkeypox case reported in the Chinese mainland was highly homologous to strains from Germany, according to a report published on Monday by the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (China CDC) Weekly.
According to the China CDC Weekly report, the case, reported in Southwest China's Chongqing Municipality on Friday, involved a 29-year-old salesman of Chinese nationality. He visited Germany during September 2-8 and had sex with men in Berlin on September 2. He subsequently traveled to Spain, and then returned Chongqing on September 14, 2022.
The man suffered from a dry and itchy throat and had a fever on September 9, with red rashes and pustules on his right ankle. On September 11, he visited a private clinic and took anti-inflammatory medication. On September 14, he was isolated in a COVID-19 quarantine spot in Chongqing. He self-reported that he displayed monkeypox-like clinical manifestations and was then identified as a suspected case of monkeypox by the Chongqing CDC, according to the report.
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By Leng Shumei
Published: Sep 19, 2022 08:09 PM
Gene sequencing suggests that the virus strain in the first monkeypox case reported in the Chinese mainland was highly homologous to strains from Germany, according to a report published on Monday by the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (China CDC) Weekly.
According to the China CDC Weekly report, the case, reported in Southwest China's Chongqing Municipality on Friday, involved a 29-year-old salesman of Chinese nationality. He visited Germany during September 2-8 and had sex with men in Berlin on September 2. He subsequently traveled to Spain, and then returned Chongqing on September 14, 2022.
The man suffered from a dry and itchy throat and had a fever on September 9, with red rashes and pustules on his right ankle. On September 11, he visited a private clinic and took anti-inflammatory medication. On September 14, he was isolated in a COVID-19 quarantine spot in Chongqing. He self-reported that he displayed monkeypox-like clinical manifestations and was then identified as a suspected case of monkeypox by the Chongqing CDC, according to the report.
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