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Iloilo on alert after confirmed mpox cases in city, province
Iloilo City and the Iloilo Province have confirmed one laboratory case of mpox each, leading to intensified surveillance and contact tracing efforts.
The first case in Iloilo City tested positive via real-time polymerase chain reaction examination by the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM).
Four other suspected cases are currently under monitoring in Iloilo City.
All confirmed infected patients in Iloilo City are in isolation, receiving medical care, and are in stable condition.
None of the patients had a recent travel history, prompting health officials to investigate the source of infection and the possibility of local transmission.
Confirmed infected individuals will undergo a 21-day isolation period or remain isolated until their skin lesions are fully healed.
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