Number of Australian Mpox Cases Surpasses 300 in 2024

Published on August 25, 2024

Health departments across Australia have warned that monkey pox (mpox) cases are on the rise, with more than 300 detected in Australia this year so far. New South Wales (NSW) has recorded the highest number of cases at 144, followed by 127 in Victoria, 27 in Queensland as of Aug. 25. In Victoria, all 127 cases have been identified since April. In addition, there are 13 cases in the Australian Capital Territory, four in South Australia, two in Western Australia (WA), and one in the Northern Territory. Among the cases, almost all are men, with 317 cases compared to just one woman with the disease, the National Notifiable Disease Surveillance data....

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