Two more mpox cases have been detected in the country this August—-one in Metro Manila and another in Calabarzon, the Department of Health (DOH) said Wednesday.
This brought the total mpox caseload to 14 since July 2022. Of them, nine have long recovered since 2023, while five are active cases waiting for symptoms to resolve.
According to DOH, the 13th case is a 26-year-old female from National Capital Region (NCR), who started showing symptoms on August 20, including rashes on her face and back accompanied by fever.
The 14th case, meanwhile, is a 12-year-old male from Calabarzon who had symptoms since August 10. He initially had a fever and eventually developed rashes mainly on the face, legs, trunk, and pubic area extending to other parts of the body. He also had cough and swollen lymph nodes at the groin area.
The DOH said that both new cases were infected with MPXV Clade II, which is a milder form of the mpox virus.
“Initial investigation is consistent with earlier findings of local transmission of clade II. Details are being verified as to how close and intimate, skin-to-skin contact may have taken place,” it added.—AOL, GMA Integrated News
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