The Department of Health is asking the community to remain vigilant as the number of locally acquired mpox cases continues to rise in Western Australia.
Since October 2024, 15 cases of mpox have been reported in WA, with most acquired locally, in the gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men population.
WA Health's Communicable Disease Control Director, Dr Paul Armstrong said the higher risk was due to a large number of anonymous sexual contacts that have not been identified through contact tracing.
"Contact tracing is one of the most effective tools to track the spread of mpox, however, anonymous, and casual sexual encounters make this challenging.
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