Zimbabwe has confirmed its first two cases of mpox, days after Zambia reported its first case. The cases, whose variants have not been identified, were detected in people who were from or had travelled to Tanzania and South Africa.

Health minister Douglas Mombeshora said both patients were recovering well and the authorities had initiated contact tracing.

Zimbabwe has reported its first two cases of mpox, including in the nation’s capital, Harare, and in Mberengwa, a district located in the mineral-rich Midlands province.An 11-year-old boy who visited South Africa in August and returned to the country in early September and a 24-year-old man who traveled to Tanzania last month have been diagnosed with the infectious disease,

Zimbabwe has confirmed its first two cases of mpox, the health ministry said on Sunday, without specifying which variant had been recorded.

The World Health Organization in August declared mpox a global public health emergency for the second time in two years, as a new variant of the viral infection spread from Democratic Republic of Congo to neighbouring African countries.

The Ministry of Health and Child Care has confirmed that Zimbabwe now has two cases of Mpox, with one case reported in Harare and another in Mberengwa

Zimbabwe has reported its first two cases of mpox in Harare and Mberengwa. The World Health Organization has classified mpox as a public health emergency. Zimbabwean authorities stress that precautions are in place,