Health authorities reported the South Korea's first locally transmitted case of monkeypox Saturday, bringing the total number of infections to six. The South Korean national, who has no recent overseas travel history, tested positive for the disease the previous day, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA). The person visited a hospital with a skin rash Monday and was reported to health authorities as a suspected monkeypox case Thursday. Unlike the previous five cases in the country, which were linked to overseas travel, the latest patient had not traveled abroad within the past three months, the KDCA said.

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