Vienna’s health authority confirmed in a social media statement that it had “documented the first case of monkeypox in Austria”, noting that “the sick person tested positive for the virus given the symptoms he developed.” it is safe to assume that he had monkeypox.”

The National Broadcasting Corporation (ORF) stated that “the patient has symptoms including a mild fever and pimples on his face.” For its part, a spokesman for Vienna’s chief medical officer confirmed that “the city has recorded the first case of suspected monkeypox in Austria – a 35-year-old man who was taken to the hospital at night.”

Monkeypox is a rare disease, and its symptoms are usually fever, muscle pain, swollen lymph nodes and a rash on the hands. On Tuesday, the World Health Organization said it “wants to cooperate with those found in this country since early June.”