Contact tracing, isinagawa sa mga nakasalamuha ng lalaking positibo sa mpox; 41 close contacts, natukoy
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00:00The contact tracing of the Quezon City LGU continues
00:04to the men who got infected with MPAX.
00:08This was confirmed by the local government
00:11that two establishments in the city were visited by men.
00:15Claycel Pardilla has the details.
00:20The local government of Quezon City
00:24called the quick response team in the city.
00:27After finding out that two establishments in Quezon City
00:31were visited by men who tested positive for monkeypox.
00:35Based on the contact tracing,
00:37only on August 8, the men had symptoms of MPAX
00:41which was also mentioned by the government employees.
00:44But it led to an illegal spa on August 11
00:48and it was linked to one of the clients there.
00:52After four days,
00:54the men visited a dermatology clinic in Quezon City.
00:58They discovered a rash on the face,
01:02hands, and armpit of the men
01:05with symptoms of MPAX.
01:08After testing,
01:10he was positive for MPAX.
01:13The Quezon City Health Department
01:16had 41 close contacts.
01:1828 of them were considered type 1
01:21or my direct contact,
01:23which means the patient was touched.
01:26They were considered high risk.
01:31The masseur directly touched the patient.
01:35And then the clients,
01:37the 27 clients we considered type 1
01:41because we can't determine
01:43allegedly there was a sexual encounter in the spa.
01:47Here, among the close contacts,
01:49the residents of Quezon City
01:51were included in the quarantine
01:53were the men with MPAX.
01:56They monitored the situation of those exposed
01:59to the hands of the men
02:01or who were together in one place.
02:03We monitor their quarantine
02:07for 21 days,
02:10until September 1.
02:12At this time,
02:14at this time,
02:16there are exhibiting symptoms.
02:18If there is no vaccine,
02:20we need to detect the cases early
02:23to isolate and quarantine the close contacts
02:27so that it won't spread further.
02:30MPAX should not be alarmed.
02:33The government did not even report
02:36if the monkeypox will experience symptoms
02:39such as fever,
02:41rash, or rash on the skin.
02:43We should not panic or be alarmed
02:46because if we know how we will be infected,
02:50we need to protect ourselves.
02:54Our high-risk are the multiple sexual partners.
03:00If there are symptoms similar to MPAX,
03:04we need to go to the nearest health facility.
03:07Quezon City LGU closed the spa
03:10that was visited by a man
03:12who knows how to provide extra service.
03:16It was discovered that there is no sanitary permit,
03:19health and fire inspection clearance.
03:21Kalay Zalpardilla for Pambansang TV
03:26in Bagong, Philippines.