MAPUTO, July 16 (Xinhua) — Mozambican authorities have confirmed three new cases of mpox, formerly known as monkeypox, according to Inocencio Impissa, spokesperson for the Council of Ministers.
Speaking on Tuesday, Impissa said the cases were three Mozambican citizens who had traveled between Mozambique and neighboring Malawi and were identified in Niassa province, in northern Mozambique.
“What the country has done is to place them in quarantine so that they can be monitored in an isolated setting, preventing them from spreading the disease. The health sector is alert and working to ensure that the cases remain contained in Lago District, Niassa, and do not spread to other areas,” Impissa told a press conference in Beira, Sofala province, where the Council of Ministers held its session.
With these three new infections, the total number of confirmed mpox cases in Mozambique has risen to 11, according to health authorities.
Mozambique recorded its first mpox cases in 2022, in the capital, Maputo. ■