First case of monkeypox detected in Japan -media

TOKYO, July 25: Japan's first case of the monkeypox virus was detected in Tokyo, broadcaster NTV reported on Monday citing an unnamed government source.

An infected person is a man in his 30s living in the capital, the Mainichi newspaper reported.

The World Health Organization on Saturday said the rapidly spreading monkeypox outbreak represents a global health emergency.

So far this year there have been more than 16,000 monkeypox cases in more than 75 countries and five deaths in Africa.