Mpox cases surge in SA with five new infections and a death

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Five new Mpox cases and a death signal a resurgence of the virus in South Africa. Here is the latest on these cases.

South Africa is facing a worrying resurgence of Mpox cases, prompting urgent calls for public awareness and preventive measures.According to the Minister of Health, Dr Joe Phaahla, the disease is caused by the monkeypox virus .

Mpox is a viral infection that spreads between people and occasionally from the environment to people via objects and surfaces that a person with mpox has touched. All cases involve men aged 30 to 39 who have not traveled to countries with ongoing outbreaks, suggesting local transmission of the infectious disease.“The cases have co-morbidities and have been identified as key populations, Men who have Sex with Men .

 

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