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The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a Level 2 Travel Health Notice for Monkeypox in Multiple Countries​

Actions to Take​

Travelers should avoid:

• Close contact with sick people, including those with skin lesions or genital lesions.
• Contact with dead or live wild animals such as small mammals including rodents (rats, squirrels) and non-human primates (monkeys and/or apes).
• Eating or preparing meat from wild game (bushmeat) or using products derived from wild animals from Africa (such as creams, lotions, powders, etc.).
• Contact with contaminated materials used by sick people (such as clothing, bedding, or materials used in healthcare settings) or that came into contact with infected animals.

Risk to the general public is low, but you should seek medical care immediately if you develop new, unexplained skin rash (lesions on any part of the body), with or without fever and chills, and avoid contact with others. If possible, call ahead before going to a healthcare facility. If you are not able to call ahead, tell a staff member as soon as you arrive that you are concerned about monkeypox.

If you are sick and could have monkeypox, delay travel by public transportation until you have been cleared by a healthcare professional or public health officials.

Assistance:

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• U.S. Embassy Tokyo
  Telephone: 03-3224-5000, After-Hours: 03-3224-5000
  Email: TokyoACS@state.gov
  https://jp.usembassy.gov/services/
• U.S. Consulate General Osaka-Kobe
  Telephone: 06-6315-5900
  Email: AOK@state.gov
• U.S. Consulate Nagoya
  Telephone: 052-581-4501
  Email: AOK@state.gov
• U.S. Consulate Fukuoka
  Telephone: 092-751-9331
  Email: FukuokaACS@state.gov
• U.S. Consulate General Sapporo
  Telephone: 011-641-1115
  Email: SapporoACS@state.gov
• U.S. Consulate General Naha
  Telephone: 098-876-4211
  Email: NahaACS@state.gov
• State Department – Consular Affairs 888-407-4747