The recent infections follow an earlier confirmed case involving a 33-year-old male with no travel history outside the Philippines. Since July 2022, the country has reported 12 laboratory-confirmed cases of mpox.
This development comes as the World Health Organisation recently declared mpox a global public health emergency due to an outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo that has spread to neighboring countries. The monkeypox virus, which causes mpox, leads to flu-like symptoms and pus-filled lesions. While generally mild, it poses serious risks to children, pregnant women, and those with weakened immune systems.
