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Mpox is an illness caused by the monkeypox virus, a member of the Orthopoxvirus genus. It was first identified in 1958 in ...
Don’t reach for your face masks just yet. Despite the emergence of suspected mpox cases, Cebu City is not recommending the ...
Iloilo Mayor Jerry Treñas says the Uswag Molecular Laboratory has the necessary equipment and only requires test kits from ...
The Philippine health department says lockdowns will not prevent the spread of mpox, dismissing claims of looming ...
KALIBO, Aklan (PIA) — The Provincial Health Office here confirmed that Aklan has no reported case of Monkeypox (mpox), but ...
The deadlier Clade I-b strain of the mpox (formerly known as monkeypox) virus has not yet been detected in the Philippines, ...
There is no lockdown due to mpox anywhere in the Philippines. The Department of Health debunked the claim and called it ‘fake ...
The Department of Health has slammed the proliferation of rumors about a supposed lockdown to be implemented because of the ...
More cases of monkeypox (mpox) were detected in April 2025 as compared to May, and the total cases have so far reached 911 since 2024, the Department of Health said Saturday.
The Philippine Society for Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (PSMID) on Monday said that all mpox cases in the country ...
The Philippine Society for Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (PSMID) on Monday said that all mpox cases in the country ...
There has been public concern over the increasing number of mpox cases in the country, but before it will spark panic-buying of face masks, the Philippine Society for Microbiology and Infectious ...