Sudan Reports First Confirmed Case of Monkeypox

Sudan reported its first confirmed Monkeypox case, the country’s health ministry said late on Sunday.

A 16-year-old student was confirmed sick with the disease in West Darfur state, the ministry said in a statement posted on its Facebook page.

SOURCE: Reuters – Reporting by Omar Fahmy; writing by Mahmoud Mourad; Editing by Sandra Maler