By Edwin Fernandez
ISULAN, Sultan Kudarat – Three residents have tested positive for monkeypox or mpox in Sultan Kudarat province, Governor Datu Pax Ali Mangudadatu confirmed Friday.
“They are now in stable condition,” Mangudadatu said, citing reports from local health workers.
Two cases were recorded in Tacurong City and one in Bagumbayan town, all in stable condition under home isolation.
Their close contacts are being monitored in self-isolation, according to provincial health officials.
The Integrated Provincial Health Office reported that all front-line workers are implementing containment measures.
The cases follow 10 confirmed infections in neighboring South Cotabato, where six additional suspected cases are being investigated. (PNA)
