NSW Health is asking the community to be aware of symptoms of mpox following a recent increase in infections, mostly impacting men who have sex with men.
There have been 93 notifications of mpox in NSW since 1 June 2024.
Recent cases have mostly been impacting men who have had sexual contact with other men, NSW Health said.
There’s been a global outbreak of mpox, with 15,000 cases detected in central Africa.
NSW Health Executive Director of Health Protection Dr Jeremy McAnulty said the strain found in Australia was different to the one found overseas.
It can spread to other areas until the lesions resolve.
The mpox vaccine is recommended for people considered at a higher risk of contracting the virus, including sexually active gay or bisexual men (both cisgender and transgender) and their sexual partners, as well as sex workers and their partners.
