Mpox
Maputo, 21 Jul (AIM) – The Mozambican health authorities have announced that confirmed cases of the disease M-pox (formerly known as monkey pox), in the northern province of Niassa, have risen from seven to 13.
According to the daily bulletin on M-pox, issued by the National Public Health Directorate, the new cases were recorded over the last 24 hours in Lago district.
In the document, the authorities explain that there are a further 39 suspected cases in the northern provinces of Niassa and Cabo Delgado, as well as in the central provinces of Tete and Zambézia.
Among the 39 suspected cases, two are being tested in the district of Palma, in Cabo Delgado. There are also 19 people in precautionary isolation, “and 36 close contacts of the positive cases have already been traced.”
The health authorities guarantee that they will continue to monitor the situation closely and have called on the population to remain vigilant and comply with the recommended prevention measures, such as avoiding direct contact with people with suspicious lesions, maintaining good hygiene and seeking medical attention at the first sign of symptoms.
M-pox is a viral disease, transmitted from animals to human beings, which was first identified in 1970, in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The current outbreak in Africa has been reported in 22 countries, with more than 26,000 positive cases of the disease, resulting in 501 fatalities.
In the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region, the countries affected are the DRC, Angola, Malawi, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia and now Mozambique.
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