Warning issued after nasty viral infection cases spike in WA

Warning issued after nasty viral infection cases spike in WA

A recent spike in Mpox cases in WA has sparked a health authorities to issue a fresh alert to the community to stay wary as contact tracing is under way.

WA Health reports seven cases of Mpox in the last week

WA Health have highlighted that there have been seven notifications of cases of Mpox in the last week. Health officials are undertaking contact tracing to alert people who may have become exposed to the virus. The news comes following alerts that the number of cases in 2026 is rises rapidly. There have been 22 Mpox cases reported in WA so far in 2026, compared with 27 cases for the whole year 2025 and 23 cases in 2024. While cases of Mpox have p…