A has been diagnosed with monkeypox in Israel for the first time since the recent outbreak of the virus in the country, the fitness ministry said on Sunday.
The ministry said the woman diagnosed after being in close contact with a suspected case.
According to data from the Ministry of Health, another 233 people have been diagnosed with monkeypox since the virus arrived in the country in May, while another 2,700 people have been vaccinated against it.
Some 5,000 vaccines have arrived so far and Israel is expected to get 5,000 more in the coming weeks. As cases have been maxed out exclusively among men who have sex with men, vaccines have so far only been eligible for other people in this peak at-risk demographic.
Last Thursday, the World Health Organization reported a 21 percent reduction in the number of monkeypox cases reported worldwide, reversing a month-long trend of emerging infections and signaling that the outbreak in Europe could subside.
The United Nations fitness firm recorded 5,907 new weekly cases and said two countries, Iran and Indonesia, had reported their first cases. To date, more than 45,000 instances have been reported in 98 countries since last April.
Monkeypox is characterized by a rash that could resemble pimples or blisters, from which the virus can be transmitted, through skin-to-skin contact.
The WHO declared the recent virus outbreak a physical emergency in July, calling it an “extraordinary event. “
Staff at The Times of Israel contributed to this report.
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