Victoria’s Chief Health Officer has issued an alert today advising that Mpox is spreading across Victoria, with the outbreak now the largest the state has seen since the first reported case in 2022.
Mpox has mostly impacted gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men, although anyone can be affected and there have now been several cases in females in Victoria along with reported heterosexual transmission.
All sexually active people with compatible symptoms should be tested, regardless of their sexual orientation, vaccination status or travel history, and remain aware of the possibility of mpox infection amongst other groups.
Mpox testing can be done in any primary care service (general practitioner) or sexual health clinic with vaccination available at sexual health clinics, hospitals, general practitioners, Aboriginal health services, councils and pharmacies.