The Department of Health (DOH) on Friday reported that two more monkeypox cases have been detected in the country. Know more:
The Department of Health on Friday reported that two more monkeypox cases have been detected in the country.
The case was tested and confirmed positive for monkeypox via Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction or RT-PCR by the DOH Research Institute for Tropical Medicine on August 18, 2022. To date, no close contact has been identified. The case was tested and confirmed positive for monkeypox via RT-PCR by the DOH RITM on August 19, 2022.Case investigation and contact tracing is ongoing in both cases. Vergeire noted that the two new cases are not related to each other, or to the first case. The first case has already recovered and been discharged from isolation as of August 6, 2022.
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