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Philippines reports new mpox case with no history of foreign travel
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/8/19/philippines-reports-new-mpox-case-with-no-history-of-foreign-travelPhilippines reports new mpox case with no history of foreign travel
Health officials say 33-year-old male patient from Manila experienced fever before developing a ‘distinct’ skin rash.
Philippine health officials are awaiting the sequencing of the virus to determine what type of mpox strain has been detected [File: Jam Sta Rosa/AFP]
Published On 19 Aug 2024
The Philippines has reported a new case of the mpox virus, the first in the country since December.
Health officials said on Monday that the patient, a 33-year-old Filipino male from capital Manila, has no history of foreign travel.
The latest case was detected by heightened government surveillance following the outbreak in Africa reported by the World Health Organization (WHO).
“The mpox virus is among us. This is a warning to everybody,” Health Secretary Teddy Herbosa told reporters, noting that nine cases of the virus were also detected in 2023.
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SOURCE: AL JAZEERA AND NEWS AGENCIES
Health officials say 33-year-old male patient from Manila experienced fever before developing a ‘distinct’ skin rash.
Philippine health officials are awaiting the sequencing of the virus to determine what type of mpox strain has been detected [File: Jam Sta Rosa/AFP]
Published On 19 Aug 2024
The Philippines has reported a new case of the mpox virus, the first in the country since December.
Health officials said on Monday that the patient, a 33-year-old Filipino male from capital Manila, has no history of foreign travel.
The latest case was detected by heightened government surveillance following the outbreak in Africa reported by the World Health Organization (WHO).
“The mpox virus is among us. This is a warning to everybody,” Health Secretary Teddy Herbosa told reporters, noting that nine cases of the virus were also detected in 2023.
[...]
SOURCE: AL JAZEERA AND NEWS AGENCIES