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SAN FRANCISCO, Agusan del Sur — The Provincial Well being Workplace of Agusan del Sur (PHO-ADS) has reported the primary confirmed case of Mpox (previously monkeypox) within the province, marking the primary case in your entire Caraga area.
In a public well being advisory launched on Wednesday afternoon, Dr. Jacqueline Frances Momville, the provincial well being officer, revealed that the affected person had not too long ago traveled to Davao Metropolis. Upon return, the person developed a pimple-like rash on his face, prompting a go to to a doctor.
The affected person was instantly remoted in an area hospital for shut monitoring and symptomatic remedy. Affirmation of the illness was made by means of specimen evaluation by the Analysis Institute for Tropical Medication (RITM).
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The affected person’s shut contacts have been positioned underneath quarantine and are being carefully noticed.
Momville assured the general public that, as of the most recent advisory, not one of the shut contacts have proven any indicators or signs of the virus.
This case can be thought of the primary confirmed case of Mpox within the Caraga area, as confirmed by the Division of Well being’s regional workplace (DOH-13).
“We’re in shut coordination with the Agusan del Sur province relating to the case,” DOH-13 stated in a textual content message to the media on Wednesday afternoon.
The DOH-13 additionally urged the general public to stay vigilant by avoiding shut contact with symptomatic people, practising correct respiratory etiquette, washing palms repeatedly, and disinfecting generally touched surfaces to forestall the unfold of the virus.
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