The Minister of Health, Dr Joe Phaahla, is urging the public to be vigilant as the country has reported a laboratory-confirmed case of monkeypox disease, also known as Mpox.
The case involves a 35-year-old male, who resides in the Gauteng province and tested positive on 9 May 2024.
Although the virus is not highly transmissible from person to person, it has increased in global public health significance and can cause a painful rash, enlarged lymph nodes and fever.The preliminary investigation and case findings report show that the patient has no recent travel history to countries experiencing an outbreak of the disease.
The clade I, the department said, is characterised by its high virulence and has a higher fatality rate than the global outbreak-associated clade II. "This variant exhibits heightened transmissibility, mainly through sexual contact, raising concerns about its potential to cause a pandemic." According to the department, prevention of infection hinges on the isolation of cases until fully recovered.The last reported cases of Mpox in South Africa were in August 2022.
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