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Philippines reports new mpox case with no history of foreign travel

Philippine health officials are awaiting the sequencing of the virus to determine what type of mpox strain has been detected [File: Jam Sta Rosa/AFP]

The Philippines has reported a new case of the mpox virus, the first in the country since December.

Health officials said on Monday that the patient, a 33-year-old Filipino male from capital Manila, has no history of foreign travel.

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