Third monkeypox case recorded in Sydney, NSW

A fresh monkeypox case has emerged in one Aussie state after a resident returned home from a trip overseas.

A third case of monkeypox has been identified in NSW after a Sydney resident returned home from overseas.

The man in his 50s presented to his doctor with a mild illness just days after arriving back into Sydney from Europe.

He is isolating at home while NSW Health trace his last movements.

This case is not connected to the two previously reported cases in NSW over the past month.

NSW chief health officer Kerry Chant praised the clinicians who identified the symptoms of the rare virus that until recently had never been identified in NSW.

NSW chief health officer Kerry Chant praised the doctors involved in the early discovery. Picture: Brook Mitchell/Getty Images

“Monkeypox does not present a transmission risk to the general community and has until recently not been an infection most clinicians in NSW would have been looking for or concerned about in their patients,” she said.

“However, a local GP has once again identified the signs of this virus, and we thank them, and their colleagues, for staying up to date with the latest clinical information to provide care to their patients.”

The viral infection, which is endemic in parts of Africa, is not easily spread from person to person and symptoms include an angry bumpy rash, headaches and fevers.

People who develop fever and rash should call ahead before consulting their GP or sexual health service. Further information on monkeypox is available here.