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All reported mpox cases were males aged between 30 and 39 years without any travel history to the countries currently experiencing an outbreak, according to the minister. This suggested local transmission. South Africa’s transmission cases have been in comorbidities with the key population being Men who have Sex with Men, according to the department.
The disease incubation period is three to 17 days, during which an infected person may not show symptoms until a rash forms. But the National Institute for Communicable Diseases warns that mpox patients can spread the disease to others from when symptoms start until the rash has fully healed and a fresh layer of skin has formed.