“We can confirm that a duty service member from the Stuttgart military community recently tested positive for monkeypox,” the U.S. European Command said.
The U.S. military on Friday reported its first known case of monkeypox — an active-duty service member based in Germany.
"We can confirm that a duty service member from the Stuttgart military community recently tested positive for monkeypox," Navy Capt. William Speaks, who is a spokesperson for the U.S. European Command, said in a statement."The individual was seen and treated at the Stuttgart Army Health clinic and is currently in isolation recovering in their quarters on-base."
He did not identify the stricken service member but said German authorities are aware and"the U.S. military is complying with all applicable host nation laws and regulations.""Public Health Officials have determined that the risk to the overall population is very low," Speaks said."As a precautionary measure, contact tracing is being done for clinic staff who interacted with the patient.
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