The first imported case of monkeypox in Taiwan

Shao-Tsung Huang; Ying-Hsun Wu; Hsi-Hsun Lin; Jyh Yuan Yang; Pei-Yu Hsieh; Szu-Ju Chiang; Shang-Pin Wang; Ya-Han Chan; Li-Fen Lin; Yueh-Ju Chen; Hung-Chin Tsai; Yao-Shen Chen; Susan Shin-Jung Lee

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association (Jan 2023)

The first imported case of monkeypox in Taiwan

Shao-Tsung Huang,
Ying-Hsun Wu,
Hsi-Hsun Lin,
Jyh Yuan Yang,
Pei-Yu Hsieh,
Szu-Ju Chiang,
Shang-Pin Wang,
Ya-Han Chan,
Li-Fen Lin,
Yueh-Ju Chen,
Hung-Chin Tsai,
Yao-Shen Chen,
Susan Shin-Jung Lee

Affiliations

Shao-Tsung Huang: Division of Infectious Diseases, Chest Hospital, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Tainan, Taiwan
Ying-Hsun Wu: Division of Internal Medicine, Chest Hospital, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Tainan, Taiwan
Hsi-Hsun Lin: Department of Medical Education and Research, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; Institute of Clinical Medicine, National Yang-Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan; School of Medicine, College of Medicine, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Jyh Yuan Yang: Center for Diagnostics and Vaccine Development, Centers for Disease Control, Taipei, Taiwan
Pei-Yu Hsieh: Center for Diagnostics and Vaccine Development, Centers for Disease Control, Taipei, Taiwan
Szu-Ju Chiang: Division of Nursing, Chest Hospital, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Tainan, Taiwan
Shang-Pin Wang: Division of Nursing, Chest Hospital, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Tainan, Taiwan
Ya-Han Chan: Division of Infectious Diseases, Chest Hospital, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Tainan, Taiwan
Li-Fen Lin: Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Yueh-Ju Chen: Department of Infection Control, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Hung-Chin Tsai: School of Medicine, College of Medicine, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; Department of Infection Control, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; Faculty of Medicine, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan
Yao-Shen Chen: School of Medicine, College of Medicine, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; Department of Infection Control, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; Faculty of Medicine, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan
Susan Shin-Jung Lee: School of Medicine, College of Medicine, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; Department of Infection Control, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; Faculty of Medicine, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan; Corresponding author. 386, Ta-chung 1st Rd., Kaohsiung 813, Taiwan.

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 122, no. 1
pp. 73 – 77

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he first imported case of monkeypox in Taiwan was diagnosed in an Asian man with HIV-1 infection and asymptomatic COVID-19, returning from Germany. Atypical presentations included asynchronous skin lesions, anogenital lesions and prominent inguinal lymphadenopathy. Whole genomic sequence alignment indicate that the Taiwan strain clustered together with human monkeypox virus West African clade B.1, currently circulating in Europe. Prompt diagnosis and infection control measures are crucial to mitigate the spread of monkeypox.

Published in Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

ISSN: 0929-6646 (Print)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: Netherlands
LCC subjects: Medicine: Medicine (General)
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