The Ministry of Health confirmed on Friday evening that a man in his 30s came to Ichilov Hospital with symptoms that indicate suspicion of monkeypox after being exposed to a patient with monkeypox abroad.
The Ministry is conducting an epidemiological investigation and coordinating with Ichilov Hospital a transfer of clinical specimen for confirmation of the diagnosis at the Biological Institute.
The Ministry of Health called on those who have returned from abroad and developed a fever and a blistering rash to contact their physician and said it will continue to provide updates on the latest developments.
(Israel National News' North American desk is keeping you updated until the start of Shabbat in New York. The time posted automatically on all Israel National News articles, however, is Israeli time.)
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