Cape Town gathering linked to Mpox cluster as SA cases rise to 18

Mohale explained that it was likely that one or two people who were positive in the group were not aware of their status.

"That's where this virus was able to transmit very quickly among almost all the attendees of that particular social gathering."

Mpox (formerly known as monkeypox) is a rare infectious viral disease . It belongs to the same family of viruses as smallpox and can spread through close physical contact with an infected person.