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Source: https://www.manilatimes.net/2025/01/...x-case/2044742


Baguio City detects second mpox case
By Gaby B. Keith
January 27, 2025

BAGUIO CITY — A new case of monkey pox or mpox here has been detected, the City Health Services Office (CHSO) surveillance team said on Saturday.

The second laboratory-confirmed mpox case was reported to the Department of Health on Jan. 18.

The patient is a 22-year-old male, Baguio resident, with no travel history outside the Philippines but with close contact two weeks before the onset of symptoms.​..

Pakistan reports first Monkeypox case of 2025

January 25, 2025​
By Web Desk​

According to the Ministry of Health’s spokesperson, the patient, who recently returned from Dubai on January 24, was identified through screening at the Peshawar airport.

The suspected case tested positive, bringing the total number of mpox cases in the country to 10 since the health emergency was declared.

The patient has been transferred to Services Hospital Peshawar for treatment. The Ministry of Health has assured that effective measures are being taken to protect the public from mpox. The patient’s travel history reveals connections to Gulf countries, prompting concerns about the virus’s spread.