The World Health Organization recently declared the expanding monkeypox outbreak a global emergency. Japan has confirmed its second case of monkeypox in a man in his 30s in Tokyo who had traveled to North and Central America, a Tokyo metropolitan government official said Thursday. Japan's first case was confirmed on Monday, also in a man in his 30s, but they are not close contacts, the official said. The second patient has symptoms including headaches, sore muscles and fatigue. The World Health Organization on Saturday declared the outbreak of the infectious disease a global health emergency.

Source: CBC News July 28, 2022 14:37 UTC