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Sudan detects first case of monkeypox in Darfur

CAIRO — Sudan says it has detected the country’s first case of the monkeypox virus in the conflict-wrecked Darfur region. The Health Ministry said late Sunday that the 16-year-old student’s case was discovered last week in West Darfur province. The ministry said there were at least 38 suspected cases of monkeypox and all tested negative to the virus but one in West Darfur. The World Health Organization last month declared the monkeypox a global emergency, to ensure that the world takes the current outbreaks seriously.

Associated Press

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