PH detects 3 new mpox cases; active ones at 8

All of the active mpox cases in the country are due to the MPXV clade II, a milder form of the mpox virus, the Department of Health says.

The active mpox cases in the country are now at eight as three new cases were detected in the country, the Department of Health (DOH) said Sunday.

The DOH said two of the additional cases were from Metro Manila, while the other one was from Calabarzon.

All of them tested positive with MPXV clade II, which is a milder form of the mpox virus.

The total mpox caseload in the Philippines now stood at 17 since July 2022.

Nine of these cases have long recovered since 2023, while the eight remained to be active cases waiting for symptoms to resolve. —KG, GMA Integrated News