Tarlac City – THE Provincial Health Office (PHO) confirmed on June 17, 2025, the first case of Mpox (Monkeypox) in Tarlac province based on the result conducted by the Department of Health (DoH).
According to Provincial Health Officer Dr. Jeannette Lazatin, they are currently conducting contact tracing together with the local government concerned where the patient resides to prevent further transmission.
“The patient is isolated and undergoing medical treatment,” she said.
She encouraged Tarlaqueños to follow minimum health standards like constant washing of hands using soap or alcohol-based hand sanitizers, observance of social distancing, wearing of face mask, avoidance of direct contact with persons with skin rashes and skin wound and to visit health facilities if one have symptoms of Mpox to prevent the further spread of the disease.
Among the symptoms of Mpox are head ache, flu, body aches sore throat and skin rashes. It can be spread through person to person mainly through close contact with someone who has Mpox, including members of a household.
Close contact includes skin-to-skin and mouth-to-mouth or mouth-to-skin contact.
People with multiple sexual partners are at higher risk of acquiring Mpox.
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