Paraguay's Ministry of Health has confirmed through the General Directorate of Health Surveillance the new positive case in the country of community-transmitted infection, as there was no history of travel or contact with a traveler.  

Asunción, October 31 (RHC)-- Paraguay's Ministry of Health has confirmed through the General Directorate of Health Surveillance the new positive case in the country of community-transmitted infection, as there was no history of travel or contact with a traveler.  

This is the first case reported in the capital.  According to the Ministry of Health, the other two cases were reported in the Central department at the end of August and September, respectively.  The new case sought medical attention on the fourth day of infection after experiencing initial symptoms on October 20.

The infected person had a fever, fatigue, muscle pain and headache as the first symptoms. Rashes on the neck, scalp, trunk, and upper and lower extremities appeared on the second day, according to the Ministry of Health report.

In the region of the Americas, a total of 50,033 cases of monkeypox have been confirmed.