According to Yonhap News Agency, South Korea found two cases of suspected monkeypox virus infection on the 21st. This is the first time South Korea has reported a suspected case of monkeypox in its territory.

According to news from the Korean Agency for Disease Control on the 22nd, it received a report the day before that two suspected cases of monkeypox were found, and the two cases were being tested for the virus. The CDC did not disclose personal information such as the nationalities of the two cases.

According to the report, the Incheon Medical Center in South Korea stated that one of the cases developed symptoms of suspected monkeypox infection during the entry from the Incheon International Airport on the 21st and was sent to the Incheon Medical Center that night. Relevant persons in the medical hospital said that the case has been isolated and will undergo further examinations, and it is not appropriate to disclose the specific information of the case at this time.

The Korean Agency for Disease Control raised the monkeypox warning level to “concern” on May 31, and listed it as a Class B notifiable infectious disease on June 8. The early warning level of infectious diseases in South Korea is divided into four stages from low to high, namely concern, attention, vigilance, and serious.

Monkeypox is a viral zoonotic disease that can be transmitted from animals to humans through close contact. The initial symptoms of monkeypox infection in humans include fever, headache, muscle aches, back pain, and swollen lymph nodes, which can later develop into a widespread rash on the face and body. Most infected people recover within a few weeks, but some are seriously ill.