Digos City Mayor Josef Cagas confirms no Mpox cases in the city as of May 26, 2025, despite infections in nearby South Cotabato and Davao City. He urges vigilance, symptom monitoring, and seeking medical attention to prevent transmission of the viral disease.
DIGOS City Mayor Josef Cagas has assured the public that there are no recorded cases of Mpox in the city, despite rising infections in nearby areas. In a public advisory posted on his official social media page on May 26, 2025, the mayor explained that Mpox is a viral disease caused by the monkeypox virus. It is characterized by symptoms such as skin lesions, rashes, blisters on the body and face, body pain, fever, fatigue, and flu-like symptoms , which are often mistaken for chickenpox.
Health officials classified the infections as Mpox Clade II, a less severe but still transmissible variant of the virus.In Davao City, the local government confirmed two Mpox cases earlier in April, based on data from the Department of Health–Regional Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit. The Davao City Health Office reported that both patients were isolated at the Southern Philippines Medical Center.
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