Overview

• Queensland Health says the patient acquired the more severe Clade 1 strain overseas and is receiving treatment in Brisbane’s Metro South region.
• Health Minister Tim Nicholls reports that 19 community contacts and 40 hospital staff exposures have been identified and offered post-exposure vaccination.
• The patient’s immediate family are asymptomatic and isolating at home, with primary and secondary schools as well as childcare centres being notified of potential exposure.
• Clade 1 Mpox typically causes larger pox-like blisters and high fevers compared with Clade 2, but community transmission risk remains very low.
• Free pre-exposure and post-exposure vaccines are available through sexual health clinics and general practitioners, with two doses recommended for optimal protection.