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Monkeypox in Australia: Country Reports First Case of Virus in Traveller From Britain

While the probable case was identified in Sydney in a man in his 40s who had recently travelled to Europe, a man in his 30s who arrived in Melbourne on Monday has the virus, Victoria state's health department said.

Monkeypox in Australia: Country Reports First Case of Virus in Traveller From Britain

Australia on Friday reported its first monkeypox case in a traveller who recently returned from Britain, while a probable case of infection was identified with testing being carried out to confirm it. While the probable case was identified in Sydney in a man in his 40s who had recently travelled to Europe, a man in his 30s who arrived in Melbourne on Monday has the virus, Victoria state's health department said.

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