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Two new Monkeypox cases bring the total to 22 recorded cases in SA
This week, South Africa announced two more laboratory-confirmed cases of monkeypox, or Mpox, as the illness continues to spread despite increased public awareness and extensive contact tracing efforts.
Since the first case was discovered in May of this year, there have been 22 infections overall, although there have only been three fatalities.
The Department of Health states that the disease appears to be spread internally inside the nation, based on scientific data that is currently available. The latest case involves a 40-year-old man who was diagnosed at a private health facility in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, on 6 July 2024.
“The Department of Health calls for the public to maintain vigilant and never lower their guard against Mpox disease, as the country remains on high alert for a possible surge. The patient is from Johannesburg, Gauteng, but travelled to Durban over the past weekend, where an Mpox-like rash developed, both new cases self-identified as MSM [men who have sex with men] with no international, but local travel history.”
The Department of Health
#MpoxUpdate Two more laboratory-confirmed cases of mpox have been recorded this week and available scientific data suggests that the disease is transmitting from person-to-person within the borders of the country. pic.twitter.com/wpFBbpGBlU
— National Department of Health (@HealthZA) July 11, 2024
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