Azerbaijan has registered its first case of monkeypox in a 22-year-old citizen who recently returned from a foreign trip, according to the country’s health authorities.

The World Health Organization (WHO) has approved the first diagnostic test for mpox where the results can be immediately known, saying it could prove pivotal in helping to stop the rising global cases of the deadly virus, News.Az reports citing foreign media.

By News.Az

The world is grappling with a renewed threat as monkeypox reemerges, posing significant global health concerns. The World Health Organization (WHO) has classified the ongoing monkeypox epidemic in Africa as a public health emergency of international concern. While the 2022–2023 global outbreak of monkeypox presented substantial challenges to international health systems, the current epidemic is particularly alarming due to the emergence of a more virulent strain of the virus.

"Identification of the first Mpox (monkeypox) clade 1b infection in Sweden underscores the need for affected countries to tackle the virus together," Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization wrote in his X account, News.az reports.

South Africa is on high alert following the outbreak of monkeypox in May, with five laboratory-confirmed cases including one death, Minister of Health Joe Phaahla said on Wednesday.

South Africa is on high alert following the outbreak of monkeypox in May, with five laboratory-confirmed cases including one death, Minister of Health Joe Phaahla said on Wednesday.

South Africa is on high alert following the outbreak of monkeypox in May, with five laboratory-confirmed cases including one death, Minister of Health Joe Phaahla said on Wednesday.