Mozambique: Confirmed mpox cases have fallen to 16 – AIM report

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Mozambique: Confirmed mpox cases have fallen to 16 – AIM report

3:10 CAT | 20 Aug 2025

FILE - For illustration purposes only. [File photo: CDC Africa]

The Mozambican health authorities have announced that the country has currently 16 confirmed cases of the disease mpox (formerly known as monkey pox), after over 30 cases were recorded over the past two weeks.

According to Gildo Nhangave, from the National Directorate of Public Health (DNSP), the current data show that there are many cases of patients who have recovered and “right now, there are 22 patients recovering.”

“The patients’ recoveries are the result of early diagnosis of the disease and increased active surveillance to prevent new cases of infection. Of the 38 cases confirmed positive by the laboratory, 22 have already recovered, which means that mpox is a disease like any other”, he said.

He added “If we follow the guidelines from the health authorities and take preventive measures, we can indeed see improvements, which means that surveillance must not stop.”

According to Nhangave, cases of the disease have so far been recorded in Niassa. Manica and Maputo provinces.

“Over the last 24 hours, a new suspected case was reported in Niassa, but tested negative for mpox. The two patients from Manica province were discharged”, he said, interviewed by Radio Mozambique.

He guaranteed that all provinces have laboratory capacity to diagnose Mpox. “One way to prevent the disease is to identify patients who present similar symptoms, and the laboratory will tell us if we are dealing with the circulation of this infectious agent”, Nhangave said.

Regarding surveillance, health authorities are strengthening disease prevention, especially in Niassa province, which has the highest number of active cases.

“We have been holding cross-border meetings with our counterparts in Malawi, and in Tanzania. These first cases were reported in July. The main reason was the joint effort between the countries in the region”, he said.

Nhangave also announced that the country is awaiting a response from the World Health Organization (WHO) in order to acquire Mpox vaccines “and we have strong assurances that the country will benefit from the vaccines.”

Source: AIM