UMnyango wezeMpilo ukuqinisekisile ukushona komuntu oyedwa okutholakale ukuthi uneMpox. UNgqongqoshe Wezempilo uJoe Phaahla ubikele abezindaba ePitoli ngoLwesithathu ekuseni ngokuqubuka kwalesi sifo (esasaziwa ngelenkawu).
UPhaahla uthe amacala amathathu aseqinisekisiwe eThekwini namabili eGauteng.
Zonke iziguli ezinhlanu kwakungamadoda aneminyaka ephakathi kuka-30 no-39, izimpawu zawo zazinzima.
Owesilisa oshonelwe yilesi sifo ungeniswe esibhedlela iTembisa eGauteng.
“Isigameko sokushona kwabantu siphakathi kwamacala amabili aseGauteng.
“Lo muntu udlule emhlabeni ngoMsombuluko kuleli sonto esibhedlela saseTembisa. Wonke amacala kanye nazo zonke iziguli ngabesilisa abangenawo umlando wokuvakashela kwamanye amazwe abhekene nokuqubuka kwezifo.
“Lokhu kusho ukuthi nathi sinawo ugesi wakuleli,” kusho uPhaahla.
I-Mpox ingasakazeka ngokuthintana okusondelene, okuhlanganisa ukuxhumana okuseduze nocansi.
“Icala linezihibe futhi lihlonzwe njengengxenye yabantu esiyithatha njengebalulekile, okuhlanganisa namadoda aya ocansini namadoda,” kuchaza uPhaahla.
“Umnyango uxhumana nezinhlangano ezisebenza ngaphansi koMkhandlu Kazwelonke Wengculazi eNingizimu Afrika, izinhlangano ezigxile ezinhlelweni ze-HIV futhi ezisebenzisana nezinhlaka ezibalulekile ukuze kuqhutshekwe nokuxhumana okuhlosiwe.”