TOKYO, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) — A person in his 30s residing in Japan’s Saitama prefecture close to Tokyo has died of mpox illness, the primary such dying within the nation, the well being ministry stated Wednesday.
According to the ministry, the person suffered from immunodeficiency on account of being contaminated with the human immunodeficiency virus.
The man was recognized with mpox at a neighborhood hospital in September and died two months later, the ministry stated, including that he had no historical past of abroad journey.
Japan confirmed the nation’s first case of mpox in July final yr. As of Dec. 3, there have been 227 confirmed circumstances within the nation, the ministry stated.
The illness causes excessive fever, headache and rashes, with severe signs lasting for about two to 4 weeks.
In May this yr, the World Health Organization declared that mpox, often known as monkeypox, now not represents a worldwide well being emergency on account of a decline in new an infection circumstances.