South Sudan’s closest neighbor, Uganda has isolated six persons manifesting signs or symptoms similar to the monkeypox virus disease.
Monkeypox is the latest viral disease reported by the World Health Organization (WHO).
Last week, WHO said that Monkeypox cases have roughly trebled—from 257 a week ago to 780 confirmed cases—in less than a week in about 27 countries where it is not yet endemic.
So far, the majority of new cases are said to be on the rise in Europe and North America, and a few cases are said to have been reported in Mexico, Argentina, Morocco, and the United Arab Emirates.
Uganda becomes the first Eastern African country to report the first case of Moneybox in its territory.
According to the media report, two of the six cases have been quarantined in the south-western Kisoro district bordering DRC and Rwanda, while four cases are isolated in Kampala city.
This is according to the Ugandan authority’s reports. Two suspected cases are recorded among two Congolese refugees, ages 2 and 12.
Uganda authorities said they have taken samples to South Africa for testing.
