The first native monkeypox case appeared in Miao County, and the Miao county government said that it has been admitted to an isolation ward.

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[Reporter Cai Zhengmin/Report from Miaoli] The CDC of the Ministry of Health and Welfare announced today that the first local monkeypox case has occurred in Miaoli County.

The Health Bureau of the Miaoli County Government stated that the case was a 36-year-old man who had fever, lymphadenopathy, and fatigue in early March. Self-medication did not improve. On March 10, he went to a hospital in Taipei for treatment. admitted to the isolation ward.

The Health Bureau of the Miaoli County Government confirmed that this case is the first local monkeypox case in Miaoli County. However, Zhang Ruixian, director of the Health Bureau of the Miaoli County Government, said that the transmission of monkeypox is limited to the target, and this wave of epidemics is mainly transmitted from close contact to human beings. The public is reminded that if they go to epidemic areas or domestic high-risk venues, they should implement self-protection and avoid high-risk venues such as social activities where they may have close contact with unspecified people.

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Zhang Ruixian also reminded that once skin lesions such as rashes, blisters, macules, maculopapular rashes, pustules, etc. appear, as well as fever, chills/shivering, headache, muscle pain, back pain, joint pain, and swollen lymph glands (such as around the ears, armpits) , neck or groin) and other suspected symptoms, you should seek medical treatment as soon as possible, and take the initiative to inform the doctor of your travel history and contact history.

The Miao County Government Health Bureau also emphasized that after self-assessment of the public’s risk, if they have had high-risk sexual behaviors in the past 6 months (such as: STD patients, multiple sexual partners, sex trade service providers, people who have sex in business places, etc.), 21 From 3:00 p.m. on the 1st, you can go to the "Monkeypox Vaccination Registration Platform (https://mpox.cdc.gov.tw/)" of the CDC to register for the pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) vaccine.