Comprehensive Xinhua News Agency foreign correspondents reported that Cuba reported the first confirmed case of human infection with monkeypox (hereinafter referred to as monkeypox case) on the 20th. Iran's Ministry of Health reported the first case of monkeypox in the country on the 16th. According to the announcement issued by the Cuban Ministry of public health on the 20th, this monkeypox patient was an Italian male tourist. He arrived in Cuba on the 15th, developed symptoms on the 17th, and went to hospital on the 18th. Subsequently, he was hospitalized for emergency treatment due to his worsening condition and cardiac arrest. On the 20th, he was diagnosed with monkeypox virus. At present, the patient is in critical condition and life-threatening. The Cuban health department is strengthening epidemiological research and taking preventive and control measures against the disease. The first confirmed case of monkeypox in Iran was a 34 year old woman living in the southwestern city of awash, Iranian Ministry of Health spokesman pedram pakai said in a statement on the 16th. She was tested for monkeypox virus after developing skin symptoms. After confirming that the test result was positive, the woman was immediately isolated for treatment. Monkeypox is a viral zoonosis caused by monkeypox virus infection. The initial symptoms of human infection with monkeypox include fever, headache, muscle soreness, back pain, swollen lymph nodes, etc., and then can develop into a large-scale rash on the face and body. Most patients will recover within a few weeks, but some patients are seriously ill. (news agency)