23/06/2022
Monkey Pox in South Africa.
Health minister Dr Joe Phaahla announces the first case of monkey pox detected in South Africa, from a Male in Gauteng Province.
He further explained that
"The disease only spread through close droplets so you cannot get by being in the same room with an infected person. Thus far it has been dominant in men who have s*x with men, but the main feature is hat transmission is through close contact." he said
An ongoing outbreak of monkeypox was confirmed in May 2022, beginning with a cluster of cases found in the United Kingdom. The first recognised case was confirmed on 6 May 2022 in an individual with travel links to Nigeria, but it has been suggested that cases were already spreading in Europe in the previous months.
