Azerbaijan reports first mpox case in a recent traveler; patient isolated in Baku hospital.

Azerbaijan has reported its first case of mpox, a viral infection causing flu-like symptoms and skin rashes, in a 22-year-old citizen who recently returned from an overseas trip. The patient is isolated and receiving treatment in a hospital in Baku, while family members under home observation show no signs of the disease. The World Health Organization declared mpox a global public health emergency in August due to an outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

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