Victorian Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton says the state's monkeypox outbreak has 'turned around', with no new cases reported in the past couple of weeks.
Victorian Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton says a responsive community has pushed monkeypox cases down.abc.net.au/news/monkeypox-cases-stall-melbourne-victoria-health-response/101470956Victorian Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton says the state's monkeypox outbreak has "turned around", with no new cases reported in the past couple of weeks.
Professor Sutton took to social media on Friday afternoon to share the good news, which he said could be attributed to the "pillars" of public health. "Lo and behold, those pillars of a public health response work. Case isolation, contact tracing and early testing through close engagement with at-risk community.Professor Sutton offered particular thanks to parts of the LGBTQI community who were most affected by the outbreak.Victoria's reported tally of monkeypox cases has remained at 67 since September 7.