MSPAS´s latest report specified that five people are under surveillance, while 358 have been reported satisfactorily.

379 are men and four are women, detailed MSPAS, which is presently conducting a study of the disease nationwide, its behavior and evolution.

All mpox-infected people were at-home screening, under medical personnel supervision.

MSPAS said that among mpox´s major symptoms are skin lesions (ulcer-like), fever, headache and muscle pain, exhaustion and swollen glands.

In this regard, MSPAS called on population to go immediately to nearest health center and to keep strict hygienic measures such as constant hand-washing, clean and disinfect spaces and surfaces of common use in order to avoid positive cases.

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