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South Sudan confirms 1st case of mpox
31-year-old patient recently traveled to Uganda, which has been facing mpox outbreak since 2024, says official
Benjamin Takpiny | 07.02.2025 - Update : 07.02.2025
JUBA, South Sudan
South Sudan Friday confirmed the first case of mpox in the country after a patient tested positive for the virus.
Acting Health Minister James Hoth Mai said the patient showed symptoms of fever, rash, and body itching on Jan. 22.
“The Ministry of Health would like to notify the general public about the declaration of an outbreak of mpox in South Sudan," Mai told reporters in the capital Juba, adding that the National Public Health Laboratory (NPHL) on Feb. 6 found an infected a 31-year old man, a Ugandan national and resident of Kupuri Camp at Luri Payam, Juba.
He said the patient had recently traveled to Uganda, which has been facing mpox outbreak since 2024...
South Sudan confirms 1st case of mpox
31-year-old patient recently traveled to Uganda, which has been facing mpox outbreak since 2024, says official
Benjamin Takpiny | 07.02.2025 - Update : 07.02.2025
JUBA, South Sudan
South Sudan Friday confirmed the first case of mpox in the country after a patient tested positive for the virus.
Acting Health Minister James Hoth Mai said the patient showed symptoms of fever, rash, and body itching on Jan. 22.
“The Ministry of Health would like to notify the general public about the declaration of an outbreak of mpox in South Sudan," Mai told reporters in the capital Juba, adding that the National Public Health Laboratory (NPHL) on Feb. 6 found an infected a 31-year old man, a Ugandan national and resident of Kupuri Camp at Luri Payam, Juba.
He said the patient had recently traveled to Uganda, which has been facing mpox outbreak since 2024...
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