No monkeypox detected in South Africa

What is monkeypox? The rare viral disease is transmitted from person to person via close contact with lesions, body fluids, respiratory droplets, and contaminated materials such as bedding, notes the WHO.

While no monkeypox cases have been reported in the country the South African Medical Association (Sama) said that we should be vigilant.

At least 92 cases have been confirmed globally and 28 suspected cases are being investigated in 12 other countries.

The World Health Organization (WHO) said that there had been no deaths reported so far.

The rare viral disease occurs mostly in central and west Africa, where it is endemic in 12 countries. However, the 15 countries above are not endemic for the virus.

The outbreak was first reported in the UK on 4 May 2022 in a traveller who returned from Nigeria, a monkeypox endemic area. According to the NICD, investigations have been unable to link this case to any of the other cases detected. This suggests that there have been multiple introductions of the virus into the UK and other countries, with cases potentially having gone undetected till now.

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