US Edition7 HIV Patients in Davao Region Tested Positive for Mpox
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7 HIV patients in Davao Region tested positive for mpox
By Che Palicte CO-INFECTED. Southern Philippines Medical Center chief, Dr. Ricardo Audan, confirms during a press briefing in Davao City Wednesday (June 4, 2025 that seven of 11 HIV-positive patients also tested positive for mpox. Since April 10, SPMC has recorded 14 mpox cases in total. (Screen grabbed photo) DAVAO CITY – A top official from the Southern Philippines Medical Center (SPMC) confirmed on Wednesday that seven out of the 11 patients …
Since the beginning of 2024, more than 37,000 confirmed cases of mpox have been reported to WHO in 25 countries, including 125 deaths.
11 Davao Region residents tested positive for mpox; 7 of them living with HIV
Seven out of 11 people who tested positive for mpox (formerly monkeypox) in Davao Region also lived with HIV, with majority of the co-infected cases involving males. This was reported in a press briefing by a top official from the Southern Philippines Medical Center (SPMC), SPMC chief Dr. Ricardo Audan. Since April 10, SPMC has already recorded a total of 14 mpox cases, so that half of the total number involve people living with HIV. Among these…
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