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Monkeypox cases reported from 2 Asian countries amid pandemic fears

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CNN. Thirteen of his close contacts have been identified and contact tracing is underway, the ministry said. A South Korean citizen, who recently traveled to Germany, was found to be infected with monkeypox.

Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency said that the patient is now being treated at a facility in Seoul. He had reported having a headache before flying and had developed a fever, sore throat, fatigue and skin lesions on arrival in the country.

Meanwhile, South Korea said it was also investigating a second suspected case involving a foreigner who entered the country on Monday and was taken to a hospital in the city of Busan after experiencing symptoms and developing a blistering skin lesion.

A surge of monkeypox cases has been detected since May outside of the West and Central African countries where the disease has long been endemic.

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