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THE Provincial Health Office of Northern Samar on Sunday, August 25, 2024, recorded its first case of suspected mpox at the state-run hospital.The patient is identified as a 24-year-old male, who is showing a two-week history of fever, body weakness, and vesicular rashes.“This individual has no travel history and is currently receiving care at Northern Samar Provincial Hospital, where he is isolated and undergoing confirmatory testing for Monkeypox,” the health office said in a statement.
In a separate statement, the Department of Health -Eastern Visayas urged the public to “protect yourself and the whole family against disease and misinformation.”“Following intensified surveillance due to the World Health Organization's declaration of mpox as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern , the DOH recorded a new case of mpox in the Philippines. Prior to this, the last case was reported in December 2023,” it said.
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