Twenty-one monkeypox cases have been detected in Hong Kong since August. This accounts for 70% of all infections recorded in the city since the start of 2026.
Globalinfo.az reports that Hong Kong’s Centre for Health Protection released the information.
A total of 30 cases have been recorded in the city since the beginning of the year. Of these, 23 were local infections and seven were cases linked to people arriving from abroad. Since 2022, the total number of monkeypox cases in Hong Kong has reached 114.
The centre attributed the rise in cases in recent months to high-risk sexual contact. According to the information, all cases recorded so far have been detected among men, and most of them were unvaccinated.
Against the backdrop of rising cases, authorities have stepped up epidemiological surveillance and expanded the vaccination programme. About 360 people in high-risk groups have been vaccinated over the past two weeks.
The latest case was detected in a 29-year-old man who sought medical care with complaints of skin rash, fever and swollen lymph nodes. Laboratory tests confirmed that he had contracted the virus. The patient’s condition is currently stable.
Hong Kong authorities are continuing epidemiological investigations and plan to notify the World Health Organization (WHO) of the recorded case.
Safura Bənnayeva
Globalinfo.az
