Zambia's health ministry on Thursday reported the country's first case of mpox, without disclosing which variant had been recorded.

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,

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.

Zimbabwe has confirmed its first two cases of mpox, the health ministry said on Sunday, without specifying which variant had been recorded. The first case was detected in an 11-year-old boy who developed symptoms last month after travelling to South Africa,

Zimbabwe has reported its first two cases of mpox in Harare and Mberengwa. The World Health Organization has classified mpox as a public health emergency. Zimbabwean authorities stress that precautions are in place,

Health and Child Care Minister Dr Douglas Mombeshora has announced that Zimbabwe has reported two confirmed cases of Mpox. The cases, an 11 year old boy and a 24 year old man both have a history of travelling to South Africa and Tanzania respectively.

Zimbabwe's Ministry of Health and Child Care announced on Sunday the country's first two confirmed cases of mpox. The announcement, made by Health Minister Douglas Mombeshora, confirmed one case in Harare and another in the southern town of Mberengwa.