Philippines detects new mpox case

The Philippines has detected a new case of the mpox virus in the country, the first since December last year, its health department said on Monday.

The case is a 33-year-old Filipino male who had no travel history.

It is the tenth case overall and the first case reported since the World Health Organization’s latest declaration of the outbreak as a “public health emergency of international concern.”

The new mpox case was reported to the health department on Sunday, according to a DOH press release on Monday. The case was confirmed through laboratory testing. 

Prior to this, the last mpox case was detected in December 2023. The DOH said all previous mpox cases “were isolated, cared for, and have since recovered.”