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LUSAKA, Jan. 28 (Xinhua) -- Zambia has recorded eight new mpox cases, bringing the cumulative total to 15, state media reported on Tuesday.
The eight new cases were reported in Lusaka, the country's capital, according to the Zambia Daily Mail, which quoted Paul Zulu, the mpox incident manager at the Zambia National Public Health Institute, a government agency responsible for major public health concerns in the country.
Zulu said the cases were reported in different residential areas of Lusaka and involved family members.
Health authorities in the capital have been responding to the mpox outbreak since Jan. 13, 2025, and a response mode has been activated, he added.
According to him, the cases recorded in Lusaka involved individuals who had traveled outside the city.
Zambia recorded its first mpox case in October last year, involving a foreign national who was visiting the country. Since then, cases have been reported in Kitwe and Luanshya towns in Copperbelt Province, as well as in Lusaka. Enditem
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