18/04/2025
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The Davao City Health Office (CHO) received information from the DOH Regional Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit (RESU) ๐๐จ๐ง๐๐ข๐ซ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ฐ๐จ ๐๐๐ฌ๐๐ฌ ๐จ๐ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ง๐ค๐๐ฒ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฑ (๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฑ) on Wednesday April 16, 2025.
The patients were admitted at SPMC isolation facility. Unfortunately, one of the patients has passed away due to complications. The City Health Office is actively monitoring all identified close contacts, and established response measures and protocols for mpox are currently being implemented.
We urge the public to remain calm and avoid panic. We also remind everyone to consistently observe the following health protocols to help prevent mpox infection:
1) Avoid close and intimate, skin-to-skin contact such as sexual contact, kissing, hugging, and cuddling with individuals who are suspect, probable, or confirmed cases of mpox. If contact is unavoidable due to need for care, caregivers must adhere to proper prevention and control measures, including the use of personal protective equipment (PPE).
2.) Observe frequent and proper hand hygiene with alcohol-based hand rub or hand-washing whenever hands are soiled or contaminated.
3.) Ensure that objects and surfaces suspected of being contaminated with the virus, or handled by an infectious person, are thoroughly cleaned and disinfected.
4.) Avoid contact with animals, particularly mammals, that may carry the virus, including sick or diseased animals found in areas where mpox is present. Signs and symptoms of mpox in animals, including pets, can include rash, fever, lethargy, loss of appetite.
Should you experience any symptoms, please contact the ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก ๐๐๐๐ข๐๐ - ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐ฉ๐ข๐๐๐ฆ๐ข๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ฒ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฏ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ข๐ญ (๐๐๐๐) ๐๐ญ 09495011457 or immediately visit the nearest healthcare provider.
Further updates will be shared to the public once information becomes available.
Daghang salamat.
