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Caitlin Powell

Mpox cases in Australia surge past 1000

Mpox is at its highest in Victoria since the first case was reported in 2022, Ben Cowie says. (James Ross/AAP PHOTOS)

The mpox outbreak has reached its peak in Victoria in line with a national surge to more than 1000 cases in 2024, with some patients ending up in hospital.

The state's chief health officer on Friday announced that the number of people with the infection is the "biggest in Victoria since the first case was reported in May 2022".

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