South African health authorities have reported two deaths this week due to mpox, a rare disease caused by a virus related to smallpox. The deaths occurred in different provinces, highlighting concerns about local transmission of the disease.
The first fatality was a 38-year-old man in KwaZulu-Natal province, whose infection was confirmed through laboratory testing. The second death involved a man near Johannesburg. Both men were in their 30s and had underlying health conditions, with one of them also being HIV positive.
