The ministry said the person, who has registered recent trips abroad, is currently in isolation in the northern region.
There is no evidence of community transfer of this case, it said.
The ministry also said the case is not related to the first case of monkeypox reported on Saturday, and there is no evidence of any community transmission.
The first case of monkeypox reported in the country was a person in his thirties living in Auckland.
The person recently returned from a trip abroad in a country with reported cases of monkey pox.
“Public health advisories have assessed the risk of transmission of this case as low, the ministry said of today’s case.
Monkeypox Symptoms
The ministry said the first symptoms of monkeypox are one or more of the following: headache, acute onset of fever (>38.0C), chills, swollen lymph nodes, muscle and body aches, back pain and fatigue.
The characteristic rash, which usually resembles chickenpox, appears after a few days, it said.
“The majority of people with monkeypox can be treated safely at home. They are asked to isolate until the scabs have fallen off the lesions. At this point, we are asking close contacts to monitor for symptoms for three weeks and isolate if the lesions are infected.” symptoms develop.”
The ministry said monkeypox does not spread easily between people, so the risk to the general public is low.
“Personal-to-person spread can occur through intimate contact with an infected person (including kissing), direct contact with a person’s infected lesions, contact with contaminated bedding or clothing, and respiratory droplets from a person with monkeypox.”