HANOI, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) -- Two monkeypox cases were reported in south Vietnam, the Ho Chi Minh City Center for Disease Control said on Tuesday.
The center reported that a male patient, 25, tested positive for the monkeypox virus after visiting the Ho Chi Minh City Dermatology Hospital on Sept. 22.
He was immediately quarantined for treatment.
The center has traced eight people in close contact with the confirmed case. Among them, one person residing in Binh Duong province tested positive for monkeypox.
People in close contact with the cases have been instructed to self-monitor their health at home for 21 days.
The patients are now all in stable condition, and have been instructed to clean and disinfect their houses and personal items.
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