GARDEN ROUTE | KAROO NEWS - The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) has confirmed that a second case of monkeypox was identified on Tuesday 28 June.
The case involves a 32-year-old male from the Western Cape. According to the NICD, the man has no recent travel history. Contact tracing has begun to identify any other related cases of monkeypox in South Africa.
It is not known if the first and second cases are linked.
Monkeypox presents with an acute illness characterised by fever and general flu-like symptoms, followed by the eruption of a blister-like rash on the skin.
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.
The risk to the general population is considered low, given the low transmissibility of the virus.
The NICD said it will continue increasing vigilance for cases with contact tracing and monitoring of laboratory-confirmed cases.
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