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| This Aug. 17, 2022 file photo, provided by the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency shows the mpox virus. Yonhap |
Korea confirmed two more cases of mpox Thursday, bringing the country's total to 20, health authorities said.
The two patients are Korean nationals, who are residing in Gyeonggi Province and North Chungcheong Province, respectively, and have not recently traveled abroad, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA).
Mpox, formerly known as monkeypox, is traditionally confined to regions in Central and West Africa, and can cause fever, chills, rashes and lesions, among other symptoms.
Korea reported the first case of mpox on June 22 last year and four more cases through March. The first five cases were linked to overseas travel.
But the recent 15 infections that began April 8 were locally transmitted with no recent overseas travel history. (Yonhap)
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