Philippines finds 2 new cases of smallpox, mild strain: InfoQuest

The Philippine Ministry of Health has confirmed two more cases of Mpox, or smallpox, bringing the total number of cases detected in the country this year to three, all infected with the clade 2 strain. harder

Mr. Teodoro Herbosa, the Secretary of Health of the Philippines said in a statement that “We are still seeing the spread of Mpox Clade II within the Philippines. especially in the Metro Manila area. “

The new confirmed case is a 37-year-old man from the Metro Manila area. The report says that there was a rash on his body last week. before being taken to the government hospital The other man was a 32-year-old man from Manila. In this case, lesions appeared on the skin.

Reuters news agency said that confirmation of the two cases will come after last week. The Philippines announced the discovery of a mild case of Mpox infection, a 33-year-old man with no history of travel outside the country. This brings the total number of confirmed monkeypox cases in the Philippines to 12 as of July. 2022

By InfoQuest News Group (26 August 2024)

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