### [2022-09-6](/feed/2022/09/6/index.md)

##### 2022 monkeypox outbreak
# Hong Kong confirms its first case of monkeypox. 

Hong Kong has reported its first case of monkeypox, health authorities said on Tuesday, after symptoms were discovered in a 30-year old man who arrived from the Phillippines after travelling in the United States and Canada.


### Sources:

1. [Reuters](https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/hong-kong-discovers-first-case-monkeypox-2022-09-06/) [Image](https://www.reuters.com/resizer/eAU7Se_9GIDeLWVhwNUTM5BenMA=/1200x628/smart/filters:quality(80)/cloudfront-us-east-2.images.arcpublishing.com/reuters/FPSXB2JSIBL2DDVXHLHZHQO4WA.jpg)

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