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The 2022 monkeypox outbreak in Australia is a part of the outbreak of human monkeypox caused by the West African clade of the monkeypox virus. The outbreak reached Australia on 20 May 2022. By 5 August 2022 there were 57 confirmed cases.

History
The first case was detected on 20 May 2022 by a General Practioner in Sydney. The patient, a male in his 40s, had recently returned from travelling in Europe and had developed symptoms. The man was placed in isolation while testing was carried out. Shortly afterward another male, in is 30s, who had recently returned from the United Kingdom to Victoria was diagnosed with the disease.

By 26 June 2022 there were six cases in New South Wales and four in Victoria.

By 30 June 2022 the first case of the virus was reported in South Australia, the man tested positive after returning from overseas and was placed in isolation.

Queensland reported the first case on 11 July 2022 with one person testing positive and being placed in isolation and under virtual monitoring in Brisbane.

On 24 July 2022 Australia had recorded a total of 44 cases, by 2 August the number of cases had increased to 53.

The first case was detected in Western Australia on 4 August 2022 in a person who had travelled from overseas. The person was placed in isolation in Perth, Western Australia.

On 5 August 2022 there had been 34 cases of monkeypox recorded in New South Wales and 57 cases had been recorded nationally.