The Department of Health has urged people experiencing suspected symptoms of mpox disease to visit their nearest healthcare provider for screening and testing to ensure early diagnosis and effective treatment. This is after the country recorded the second laboratory-confirmed case of mpox disease.
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“This will also assist to establish if the second case was in contact with the first case confirmed in Gauteng earlier this month.” Meanwhile, the department said stigma and discrimination may prolong a disease outbreak by stopping people from coming forward for information or seeking testing or care, which undermines public health efforts.
According to the department, several flu strains are circulating causing severe health complications in some patients. The department said this was not unusual as swine flu has been circulating as one of the annual seasonal flu strains since 2010. “This means that while there is a lot of influenza circulating, it is still within the expected range for a normal influenza season. Influenza may cause severe illness leading to hospitalisation or possibly death, especially among those who are at risk of severe influenza illness or complications.”
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