Malaysia reports new mpox case in man who had not travelled abroad

The case was detected on Monday in a man who began showing symptoms of fever, sore throat and a cough on September 11, with a rash appearing the following day, the health ministry said in a statement.

Malaysia has detected 10 cases of mpox since July last year, all of which are of the clade 2 variant.

A new form of the virus has triggered global concern as it seems to spread easily though routine close contact, leading to flu-like symptoms and pus-filled lesions.

The patient, a Malaysian national, had not travelled abroad in the 21 days before the onset of symptoms, the ministry said.

“All contacts of this patient are being identified, and their health status will be monitored according to strict standard operating procedures,” the ministry said.