Two more cases of monkeypox have been confirmed, one of them a Gauteng man who recently travelled to South America.
The National Department of Health called for ongoing public vigilance against the infectious monkeypox disease as two more laboratory-confirmed cases have been detected in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal.11 reported in KwaZulu-Natal; andNew monkeypox cases in Gauteng and KZNthat a 36-year-old man from Durban was admitted to a public health facility at the end of July.
“This was after he experienced monkeypox-like rash, along with fatigue and muscle pain. The patient has no international travel history,” said the department’s spokesperson Foster Mohale.The second person, is a 20-year-old man from Johannesburg was seen at a private health facility in Johannesburg on Friday, 2 August 2024.
“The case presented with typical mpox lesions. He confirmed that he has international travel history to Peru in South America. It is uncertain if exposure occurred in Peru or South Africa.”According to the World Health Organization multi-country mpox outbreak, Peru is rated among countries with high numbers of positive cases in the region of the Americas.
The Department of Health confirmed that contact tracing and monitoring activities are ongoing in the affected communities in both provinces.The department said another batch of WHO-donated, mpox is a viral illness caused by the monkeypox virus, a species of the genus Orthopoxvirus.Common symptoms of mpox are a skin rash or mucosal lesions which can last two to four weeks accompanied by fever, headache, muscle aches, back pain, low energy, and swollen lymph nodes.
Mpox can be transmitted to humans through physical contact with someone who is infectious, with contaminated materials, or with infected animals.Vaccines and therapeutics developed for smallpox can be used for mpox in some circumstances.Mpox can be prevented by avoiding physical contact with an infected person. Vaccination can help prevent infection for people at risk.
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