5 Additional Confirmed Cases of 'M-Fox'... Total Now 47

The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) announced on the 1st that 5 additional confirmed cases of Mpox (monkeypox) have been reported. The total number of cases has reached 47, of which 41 are estimated to be domestically transmitted.

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The new patients reside in Seoul (3), Chungnam (1), and Busan (1). All are Korean nationals, with 4 cases self-reporting to the KDCA call center (1339) after suspecting symptoms, and 1 case reported by a medical institution.

The main symptoms confirmed include rash and fever, and the overall condition of the patients is relatively good. All patients had no overseas travel history within 3 weeks of symptom onset, and close contact or other risk exposures were confirmed domestically, suggesting domestic transmission.

The health authorities have been strengthening risk communication by actively promoting symptom awareness and encouraging reporting, producing and distributing preventive guidelines, and providing guidance and supervision to high-risk facilities, as the number of cases has been increasing since the first case in the first week of last month. So far, no suspected symptoms have been reported among contacts, and all isolated patients are reported to be in generally good condition.

Ji Young-mi, Director of the KDCA, stated, "Mpox is a disease that can be sufficiently managed with the current quarantine response capabilities, including vaccines, treatments, and diagnostic capacity. If you have suspected symptoms, please visit a nearby medical institution or public health center for examination and testing," adding, "If you have a travel history to Mpox-affected countries or close contact with suspected patients (skin or sexual contact), or if you have suspected Mpox symptoms such as rash, please contact the call center and be especially cautious about close contact with strangers."

Additionally, the KDCA will disclose the daily confirmed Mpox case status on weekdays around 10 a.m. on the KDCA website, and provide weekly updates including weekends once a week.

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