<p>Indonesia has recorded its first case of monkeypox in a 27-year-old man who returned from travelling overseas, the country's health ministry said on Saturday.</p>.<p>The World Health Organization designated the outbreak of the virus an emergency last month -- something it reserves for diseases of highest concern.</p>.<p>Indonesian health ministry spokesperson Mohammad Syahril said the patient had a "high awareness and knowledge of the disease".</p>.<p>"So when he got the symptoms, he immediately checked it (with) the doctor. The result came (back) positive within a day," Syahril told reporters, adding that the man was now in isolation in capital Jakarta.</p>.<p>Symptoms of monkeypox -- which is endemic in parts of Central and Western Africa -- include lesions, fever, muscle ache and chills. It has only been fatal in rare cases.</p>.<p><strong>Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/science-and-environment/monkeypox-in-dogs-how-to-care-for-your-pet-1137717.html" target="_blank">Monkeypox in dogs: How to care for your pet</a></strong></p>.<p>The patient arrived in Indonesia on August 8 and developed symptoms of fever and rashes a week later.</p>.<p>The ministry spokesperson declined to identify the country from where the man had travelled to Indonesia.</p>.<p>Elsewhere in Southeast Asia, Singapore has confirmed more than a dozen cases and the Philippines and Thailand have also recorded their first cases. The United States has recorded thousands of cases.</p>.<p>In contrast to previous outbreaks in Africa, the virus is predominantly spread from intimate contact -- though it is not a sexually transmitted disease.</p>.<p>The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says other routes are also possible, including sharing bedding, clothing, and prolonged face-to-face contact.</p>.<p>The World Health Organization on Wednesday called for people infected with monkeypox to avoid exposing animals to the virus following a first reported case of human-to-dog transmission.</p>
<p>Indonesia has recorded its first case of monkeypox in a 27-year-old man who returned from travelling overseas, the country's health ministry said on Saturday.</p>.<p>The World Health Organization designated the outbreak of the virus an emergency last month -- something it reserves for diseases of highest concern.</p>.<p>Indonesian health ministry spokesperson Mohammad Syahril said the patient had a "high awareness and knowledge of the disease".</p>.<p>"So when he got the symptoms, he immediately checked it (with) the doctor. The result came (back) positive within a day," Syahril told reporters, adding that the man was now in isolation in capital Jakarta.</p>.<p>Symptoms of monkeypox -- which is endemic in parts of Central and Western Africa -- include lesions, fever, muscle ache and chills. It has only been fatal in rare cases.</p>.<p><strong>Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/science-and-environment/monkeypox-in-dogs-how-to-care-for-your-pet-1137717.html" target="_blank">Monkeypox in dogs: How to care for your pet</a></strong></p>.<p>The patient arrived in Indonesia on August 8 and developed symptoms of fever and rashes a week later.</p>.<p>The ministry spokesperson declined to identify the country from where the man had travelled to Indonesia.</p>.<p>Elsewhere in Southeast Asia, Singapore has confirmed more than a dozen cases and the Philippines and Thailand have also recorded their first cases. The United States has recorded thousands of cases.</p>.<p>In contrast to previous outbreaks in Africa, the virus is predominantly spread from intimate contact -- though it is not a sexually transmitted disease.</p>.<p>The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says other routes are also possible, including sharing bedding, clothing, and prolonged face-to-face contact.</p>.<p>The World Health Organization on Wednesday called for people infected with monkeypox to avoid exposing animals to the virus following a first reported case of human-to-dog transmission.</p>