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The Japanese Ministry of Health reported Monday, Tokyo, Osaka, and Ibaraki Prefectures reported that the following 13 men have been confirmed as monkeypox (mpox) patients as a result of laboratory tests.
In Japan, monkeypox is designated as a category 4 infectious disease under the Law Concerning the Prevention of Infectious Diseases and Medical Care for Patients with Infectious Diseases (Law No. 114 of 1998), and notification is required.
Patient information includes:
age | sex | symptoms | Medical institution consultation date | Residential municipality (place of residence) |
Overseas travel history |
others |
30’s | male | fever, rash, lymphadenopathy | March 10 | Tokyo | none | -Patient’s condition is stable |
30’s | male | lymphadenopathy, other skin lesions | March 9 | Tokyo | none | -Patient’s condition is stable |
30’s | male | fever, rash | March 13th | Tokyo | none | -Patient’s condition is stable |
Forties | male | fever, rash | March 13th | Tokyo | none | -Patient’s condition is stable |
20’s | male | fever, rash | March 13th | Kanagawa Prefecture | none | -Patient’s condition is stable |
Forties | male | fever, rash, lymphadenopathy | March 14th | Tokyo | none | -Patient’s condition is stable |
Forties | male | fever, rash myalgia |
March 14th | Tokyo | none | -Patient’s condition is stable |
Forties | male | asymptomatic | March 9 | Tokyo | none | |
Forties | male | rash, lymphadenopathy anorectal pain |
March 15th | Chiba Prefecture | none | -Patient’s condition is stable |
Forties | male | fever, rash malaise, lymphadenopathy |
March 15th | Tokyo | none | -Patient’s condition is stable |
fifties | male | fever, rash, lymphadenopathy | March 15th | Osaka Prefecture | none | -Patient’s condition is stable |
30’s | male | rash, cough | March 17th | Tokushima | none | -Patient’s condition is stable |
Forties | male | fever, rash sore throat, anorectal pain, malaise |
March 17th | Ibaraki Prefecture | none | -Patient’s condition is stable |
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