JUST IN: Health Minister confirms first monkeypox case in RSA

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JUST IN: Health Minister Joe Phaahla has confirmed the first case of #monkeypox has been identified in South Africa. The patient is a 33 year old man from Johannesburg. He has no travel history. Contact tracing has now started to identify any close contacts.

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