Cape Town – The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) says another Monkeypox case has been recorded in South Africa.
In a statement, NICD said that the case involved a 32-year-old male from Western Cape.
The patient reported no recent travel history.
#MonkeyInSA @nicd_sa confirms the 2nd case of #monkeypox in SA. The case involves a 32-year-old male residing in the Western Cape province. He reports no recent travel history. Contact tracing has commenced to track any other related cases in South Africa. https://t.co/psb2n1EJs1 pic.twitter.com/28ivnXcZWe
— NICD (@nicd_sa) June 28, 2022
South Africa recorded its first case of Monkeypox on June 22 from a 30-year-old male in Gauteng. The patient also didn’t report any recent travel history.
According to NICD, Monkeypox is a rare viral infection in humans. Since May 2022, it has been reported in more than 3 000 individuals from several European countries, the USA, Canada, Australia, Morocco and the United Arab Emirates.
The disease is transmissible through close contact with the infected person or materials that have been used by the infected person such as linen, clothes and other housing items.
Monkeypox symptoms include fever and general flu-like symptoms, followed by the eruption of a blister-like rash on the skin.
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NICD said that “the disease is rarely fatal and cases typically resolve within two to four weeks. Most cases do not require hospital treatment. Prevention of infection hinges on the isolation of cases until fully recovered”.
According to The Citizen, Health Minister Dr Joe Phaahla has called for vigilance.
“Members of the public who experience symptoms similar to Monkeypox are urged to report to their nearest healthcare or facility for early detection and successful treatment. Port health officials continue with multi-layered screening measures which include visual observation, temperature screening and completion and analysis of travellers’ health questionnaire when entering the country through ports of entry (airports, border gates and sea ports) for early detection and successful treatment,” Phaahla said as quoted by the report.
Contact tracing continues in order to identify additional monkeypox cases in South Africa, said NICD.
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Compiled by Sinothando Siyolo
