Umnyango wezempilo waseNingizimu Afrika usuqinisekise amacala amathathu amasha aqinisekiswe elabhorethri e-mpox Ekurhuleni, eGauteng. Lokhu kulandela amacala amathathu angaphambili atholwe endaweni efanayo ekupheleni kukaFebhuwari, okuhlanganisa nomlisa owayeye e-Uganda.
Amacala amasha ahlanganisa indoda eneminyaka engu-38 ubudala, umfana oneminyaka engu-14 nowesifazane oneminyaka engu-33 ubudala. Umfana nowesifazane basondelene nesiguli esineminyaka engu-38 ubudala. Akekho noyedwa kulaba osanda kuhambela izindawo ezihlaselwe yi-mpox, okuphakamisa ukusulelana kwaleli gciwane eNingizimu Afrika.
Zontathu iziguli nazo zahlolwa ukuthi zinegciwane le-herpes simplex (HSV), elidala amabhamuza abuhlungu futhi lisakazeka ngokuthintana kwesikhumba, njengokuqabulana noma ucansi olungavikelekile. Njengamanje iziguli zizimele zodwa futhi zithola usizo lwezempilo.
Selokhu kwaqala ukubheduka kwalesi sifo ngoMeyi 2024, iNingizimu Afrika isiqophe amacala angama-31 empox. I-Mpox ngokuvamile iyisifo esithambile esinezinga lokufa eliphansi. Ukuze kuvinjelwe ukusakazeka okwengeziwe, izikhulu zezempilo zitusa ukusetshenziswa kwamakhondomu njalo, ukugeza izandla njalo, nokugcina inhlanzeko yomuntu siqu.