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The Taiwan CDC announced Wednesday the 6th and 7th confirmed monkeypox cases in a man in his 40s in the north and a man in his 20s in the south. They live in Hsinchu County and Kaohsiung City, respectively.

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They developed fever, papules, and blisters in late February. Swollen lymph nodes, tongue ulcers and other symptoms were assessed by a doctor and tested and reported. They were confirmed positive on February 26 and 27, respectively.

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The two cases had no recent history of overseas travel and were determined to be local cases. They are currently being treated in isolation in the hospital. A total of 25 related contacts were listed after the epidemic investigation, and they have undergone health education and self-health monitoring for 21 days.

The CDC explained that my country has listed monkeypox as a second-class legal infectious disease on June 23 last year. As of today, a total of 47 suspected cases have been reported, of which 2 local cases and 5 imported cases were confirmed (infected countries are 1 case in Germany, 3 cases in the United States, 1 case in Austria), and the remaining 40 cases were excluded.

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