We report a case of monkeypox in a man who returned from Nigeria to Israel in 2018. Virus was detected in pustule swabs by transmission electron microscopy and PCR and confirmed by immunofluorescence assay, tissue culture, and ELISA. The West Africa monkeypox outbreak calls for increased awareness by public health authorities worldwide.
Keywords: Israel; Monkeypox; West Africa; disease outbreaks; monkeypox virus; orthopoxvirus; outbreak; transmission electron microscopy; viruses; zoonoses.