(UPDATES) THE Department of Health (DoH) said on Monday that it had detected one new case of mpox, formerly known as monkeypox, in the Philippines.The 10th laboratory-confirmed mpox case was reported on August 18, the department said.”The case is a 33-year-old male Filipino national with no travel history outside the Philippines but with close, intimate contact three weeks before symptom onset,” it said.The patient’s symptoms started more than a week ago with fever, which was followed four days later by findings of a distinct rash on the face, back, nape, trunk, groin, as well as palms and soles. He was seen in a government hospital, where specimens were collected from the skin lesions and run through a real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test, the results of which were positive for mpox viral DNA.The patient is in isolation.Get the latest newsdelivered to your inboxSign up for The Manila Times newslettersBy signing up with an email address, I acknowledge that I have read and agree to the Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.SM Supermalls President Steven Tan and Health Secretary Teodoro Herbosa ink a memorandum of agreement on Monday that will bring health services closer to the public through the establishment of Department of Health Wellness Centers in SM Supermalls throughout the country. PHOTOS BY J. GERARD SEGUIASM Supermalls President Steven Tan and Health Secretary Teodoro Herbosa ink a memorandum of agreement on Monday that will bring health services closer to the public through the establishment of Department of Health Wellness Centers in SM Supermalls throughout the country. PHOTOS BY J. GERARD SEGUIASM Supermalls President Steven Tan and Health Secretary Teodoro Herbosa ink a memorandum of agreement on Monday that will bring health services closer to the public through the establishment of Department of Health Wellness Centers in SM Supermalls throughout the country. PHOTOS BY J. GERARD SEGUIASM Supermalls President Steven Tan and Health Secretary Teodoro Herbosa ink a memorandum of agreement on Monday that will bring health services closer to the public through the establishment of Department of Health Wellness Centers in SM Supermalls throughout the country. PHOTOS BY J. GERARD SEGUIA
DoH reports new mpox case
