Japan's 2nd monkeypox case confirmed in Tokyo

Japan's second case of monkeypox has been confirmed in Tokyo, the metropolitan government said Thursday, denying that the patient, a man in his 30s, was a close contact of the first case.The man's nationality and his place of residence were not disclosed, with the metropolitan government only saying he lives in North or Central America and arrived in Japan in late July.He took a test Wednesday and is currently hospitalized in a stable condition, it said.His symptoms include a rash in the mouth, headaches and sore muscles. The metropolitan government believes he was infected abroad as he sta…READ FULL ARTICLE