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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Shweta Sharma

INSANE: Australia reports first monkeypox case in man returning from britain | Vintage Vibes

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Australia has detected its first monkeypox infection and officials are monitoring a second suspected case, as the country joined a growing list reporting outbreaks of the disease.

Health authorities in the country’s southeast Victoria state confirmed the infection on Friday in a 30-year-old man who reached Melbourne from Britain.

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