Colourised transmission electron micrograph of mpox virus particles (red) found within an infected cell (blue) cultured in the laboratory. (NIH-NIAID/IMAGE POINT FR/BSIP/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
Another person has died of Mpox in KwaZulu-Natal, raising the death toll to three since the outbreak of the disease in May.
According to the Department of Health, the 40-year-old man from Ladysmith, who presented with Mpox-like symptoms including a rash, died at his home.
Department spokesperson Foster Mohale said the man did not go to a hospital.
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