South Africa's National Department of Health appealed for vigilance as three new cases of monkeypox, also known as mpox, were ...

South Africa’s National Department of Health has raised an alert following the confirmation of three new cases of monkeypox ...

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Monkeypox is both less contagious and less deadly than smallpox, with the West African clade (the version of the virus involved in the current outbreak) having an estimated 1% fatality rate in humans.

The African Union's (AU) public health agency released an advisory Thursday noting that 5,842 cases of mpox (formerly known as monkeypox) had been recorded in 21 countries, with 38 deaths.

All confirmed cases are South African men in their mid to late 30s, according to the department. Mpox is a rare viral infectious disease in humans caused by the monkeypox virus.

The other two cases, a 30-year-old male and a 27-year-old female, were detected through contact tracing and monitoring.

So far this year, 39 people have been diagnosed with monkeypox. But there are concerns that Clade I, which is deadlier, could also spread from central Africa to the US. Clade Ib is a less severe ...

Both patients are from Peshawar, with 20-year-old's case being local, while 42-year-old man had returned from Saudi Arabia ...

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