Thursday 19 May 2022 11:49 PM Has monkeypox hit Manhattan? New York City health chiefs probe possible case of ... trends now Fears monkeypox is in Manhattan as New York City health chiefs probe possible case of rare virus and patient is treated in hospital By Natasha Anderson For Dailymail.Com Published: 23:43 BST, 19 May 2022 | Updated: 23:46 BST, 19 May 2022 Viewcomments The New York City health department is investigating a possible case of monkeypox in the Big Apple. The patient is currently being treated at Bellevue Hospital in Manhattan, officials confirmed to NewsNation journalist Paul Gerke. It is not clear if the patient has been formally diagnosed with the disease yet. DailyMail.com has contacted the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene for more information. Cases of the rare disease have now been confirmed in seven countries outside of Africa - with the United States, Italy and Sweden. Monkeypox is spread via physical touch, experts say, which would explain why it seems to have spread in the sexual network of gay and bisexual men in parts of Europe People who are infected with monkeypox often suffer from severe rashes, skin lesions and flu like symptoms. The virus kills around one-in-ten people it infects, though there is belief that the current strain making its way around the world has a mortality rate of one percent Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site (dailymail) and under his responsibility