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The Philippine Department of Health announced on August 19 that it had detected the first case of monkeypox this year in the country.
The case is a 33-year-old Filipino man who has never traveled abroad. "We are waiting for the results of gene sequencing to determine the virus variant that causes the disease," said Albert Domingo, spokesman for the Philippine Department of Health.
This is the first case of monkeypox virus infection recorded in the Philippines since December 2023, and the 10th case confirmed in the country since the first case was detected in July 2022. The announcement of the Philippine Department of Health stated: "The patient started showing symptoms of fever more than a week ago and developed a rash 4 days later, clearly manifesting on the face, back, neck, whole body, groin, as well as the palms and soles of the feet."
On August 14, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared monkeypox a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC), as the number of cases of Variant 1b in the Democratic Republic of Congo skyrocketed and spread beyond its borders. PHEIC is the WHO's highest level of alert for an epidemic.
Sweden is the first country outside Africa to detect Variant 1b. Pakistan has also confirmed a case of monkeypox in a patient returning from a Gulf country, but the virus variant causing the disease has not been identified.
Monkeypox typically causes flu-like symptoms and pus-filled sores. It is usually mild, but can be fatal or lead to serious complications in many cases, especially in children, pregnant women, and people with weakened immune systems, such as those with HIV.
