The Department of Health confirmed that as of Thursday 15 patients who had Mpox (Monkeypox) have been given a clean bill of health.
However, four more laboratory-confirmed cases have been recorded in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal(KZN). One case was re-admitted for further medical attention.
This means five patients remain hospitalised due to severe health complications compounded by either unmanaged or recently diagnosed underlying conditions such as HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus), department spokesperson Foster Mohale said.
Mpox is treatableThis is a testimony that Mpox is a treatable disease if diagnosed early for effective treatment, hence people are urged to seek health care once they experience Mpox-like symptoms or come into direct contact with someone who tested positive, Mohale said.
The recent cases include a 17-year-old man from Hillbrow in Johannesburg; a 37-year-old man from Pretoria East; a 29-year-old man from the West Rand; and a 19-year-old man from Durban.
