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(File photo) MANILA - The entry of the rare monkeypox virus in the country is possible through travelers carrying the infection, an infectious disease expert said Monday. In a televised public briefing, Vaccine Experts Panel member Dr. Rontgene Solante said monkeypox, endemic in parts of Central and West Africa, has been detected in countries with "high-tech healthcare facilities". "With travel, you know now the possibility of one infection, a person carrying the infection can also travel a lot and can also enter a country that's where the vulnerability of most population, when one has the infection incubating and then arriving in the Philippines and develop the symptoms upon arrival or after the arrival," he said. According to the World Health Organization, the disease has recently emerged in 12 countries including Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom, and the United States of America. The WHO