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Iran records its first case of monkeypox

Published: 16 Aug 2022 - 07:46 pm | Last Updated: 16 Aug 2022 - 07:49 pm
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Reuters

DUBAI: Iran has identified its first case of monkeypox, the semi-official Fars news agency reported on Tuesday.

A 34-year-old woman in the southwestern city of Ahvaz has been put under quarantine after testing positive for the disease, Fars added.

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