Lakes State Declares Mpox Outbreak at Rumbek Prisons

Lakes State declares Mpox outbreak at Rumbek prisons

The Ministry of Health in Lakes State has confirmed that 57 inmates at Rumbek Main Prison and Rumbek East County Prison have tested positive for mpox. Dr. Maker Malok Chieny, the Director General at Lakes Health Ministry, said the authorities had suspected the inmates were suffering from measles, but after eight samples were sent to Juba for analysis, two returned positive. He said the test results imply that those inmates with similar symptoms …

Lakes State declares Mpox outbreak among prison inmates - Radio Tamazuj

The Lakes State Ministry of Health on Wednesday declared an outbreak of Mpox and said 57 inmates have so far been infected in various prisons in Rumbek East, Rumbek Central, and Cueibet counties. Monkeypox (now referred to as Mpox) is a viral disease that causes a rash with blisters, fever, and swollen lymph nodes. It is usually mild, and most people recover within a few weeks without treatment. Mpox spreads through close contact with an infecte…