Quezon City reports first mpox case

Quezon City reported its first case of mpox, the local government unit said Saturday.

The Quezon City government said the patient is a 37-year-old resident who is currently admitted at the San Lazaro Hospital.

The patient began showing symptoms on August 16 and was admitted to the hospital six days later.

His specimen was brought to the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM). On August 26, the result came out positive for the mpox virus.

The city government said the man has a recent local travel history.

"Sa ngayon, mahigpit nating binabantayan ang kalagayan ng residente. Natukoy na rin natin ang 15 contacts niya at patuloy natin silang mino-monitor," Mayor Joy Belmonte said.

(We are strictly monitoring the condition of the resident. We have already traced the 15 contacts, and we continue to monitor them.)

Belmonte also urged establishment owners to cooperate and comply with the city's contact tracing efforts to curb the spread of the mpox virus. — VBL, GMA Integrated News