• On September 2, the Jordanian Ministry of Health announced that one case of Mpox infection has been confirmed within the country. According to the announcement, the infected individual is a 33-year-old foreign national male, and his condition is reported to be stable.
• Those who are traveling to or residing in Jordan are advised to continue gathering the latest information and to take precautions to prevent infection.
1. On September 2, the Jordanian Ministry of Health announced that one case of Mpox infection has been confirmed within the country. According to the announcement, the infected individual is a 33-year-old foreign national male, and his condition is reported to be stable.
As of now, it has not been clarified whether this infection is of Clade I or Clade II, but reports indicate that this is the first case of domestic infection this year. For more details, please refer to the article linked below:
• “Jordan confirms first monkeypox case” (Roya News website)
The Jordanian government has stated that they will conduct a follow-up investigation regarding this infection case.
2. The Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs has also issued broad information regarding Mpox. Those who are traveling to or residing in Jordan are advised to continue gathering the latest information and, by referring to the links below, take precautions to prevent infection, such as avoiding contact with droplets or bodily fluids of symptomatic individuals and practicing hand hygiene using soap and water or alcohol-based disinfectants.
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