Zimbabwe is the latest country to report cases of mpox, the first in its history. Two people, an 11-year-old boy and a 24-year-old man, are known to have been infected, both with recent travel history to other countries.

Zimbabwe has reported its first two cases of mpox, including in the nation’s capital, Harare, and in Mberengwa, a district located in the mineral-rich Midlands province.An 11-year-old boy who visited South Africa in August and returned to the country in early September and a 24-year-old man who traveled to Tanzania last month have been diagnosed with the infectious disease,

Zimbabwe has confirmed its first two cases of mpox, the health ministry said on Sunday, without specifying which variant had been recorded.

Zimbabwe has confirmed its first two cases of mpox, days after Zambia reported its first case. The cases, whose variants have not been identified, were detected in people who were from or had

THE Ministry of Health and Child Care has announced that Zimbabwe now has two confirmed cases of Mpox, with one case reported in Harare and the other in Mberengwa. Both patients are in isolation at home and are receiving appropriate medical care. Health officials have confirmed that both patients are stable and on the path to recovery.

The World Health Organization in August declared mpox a global public health emergency for the second time in two years, as a new variant of the viral infection spread from Democratic Republic of Congo to neighbouring African countries.