Malaysia reports new mpox case in man who had not travelled abroad

The case was detected on Monday in a man who began showing symptoms of fever, sore throat and a cough on September 11, with a rash appearing the following day, the health ministry said in a statement.

Malaysia has detected 10 cases of mpox since July last year, all of which are of the clade 2 variant.

A new form of the virus has triggered global concern as it seems to spread easily though routine close contact, leading to flu-like symptoms and pus-filled lesions.

The patient, a Malaysian national, had not travelled abroad in the 21 days before the onset of symptoms, the ministry said.