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Oktober vier neue Mpox-Fälle. Damit stieg die Zahl der seit Jahresbeginn 2026 gemeldeten laborbestätigten Fälle von 22 auf 26. Laut den von SAnews veröffentlichten Ministeriumsdaten entfielen 18 Fälle auf das Westkap, drei auf Gauteng, zwei auf das Ostkap, zwei auf den Freistaat und einer auf KwaZulu-Natal.","Von den 18 Fällen im Westkap waren zwei importierte Infektionen bei ausländischen Besuchern Südafrikas; die übrigen 16 wurden mit lokaler Übertragung in Verbindung gebracht. Nach Angaben des Ministeriums waren 25 der 26 Betroffenen männlich, zwischen 23 und 50 Jahre alt; das Medianalter betrug 37 Jahre. Für 17 Fälle lagen Angaben zur Klade vor: 13 entfielen auf Klade Ib und vier auf Klade IIb."],"sections":[]},"corrections":[],"country":"ZA","data":{"blocks":[{"columns":[{"key":"province","label":{"ar":"المقاطعة","de":"Provinz","en":"Province","es":"Provincia","fr":"Province","pt":"Província","tr":"İl"},"language":"en","type":"text"},{"key":"cases","label":{"ar":"حالات مؤكدة","de":"Bestätigte Fälle","en":"Confirmed cases","es":"Casos confirmados","fr":"Cas confirmés","pt":"Casos confirmados","tr":"Doğrulanmış vakalar"},"type":"number","unit":"cases"}],"description":{"ar":"قالت وزارة الصحة إن عدد الحالات المؤكدة مخبرياً منذ 1 يناير ارتفع من 22 إلى 26.","de":"Das Gesundheitsministerium meldete seit dem 1. 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Oktober wieder. Es handelt sich um kumulierte laborbestätigte Meldungen seit dem 1. Januar 2026, nicht um eine Inzidenzrate.","en":"This table reproduces the provincial case breakdown in the South African Health Department’s October 18 statement. Cases are cumulative laboratory-confirmed reports since January 1, 2026; the figures do not represent an incidence rate.","es":"La tabla reproduce el desglose provincial del comunicado del Departamento de Salud de Sudáfrica del 18 de octubre. Son casos acumulados confirmados por laboratorio desde el 1 de enero de 2026, no una tasa de incidencia.","fr":"Le tableau reprend la répartition provinciale publiée dans la déclaration du ministère sud-africain de la Santé le 18 octobre. Il s’agit du cumul des cas confirmés en laboratoire depuis le 1er janvier 2026, et non d’un taux d’incidence.","pt":"A tabela reproduz a distribuição provincial do comunicado do Departamento de Saúde da África do Sul de 18 de outubro. São casos acumulados confirmados em laboratório desde 1º de janeiro de 2026, não uma taxa de incidência.","tr":"Bu tablo, Güney Afrika Sağlık Bakanlığı’nın 18 Ekim tarihli açıklamasında verilen il bazında vaka dökümüdür. Vakalar 1 Ocak 2026’dan itibaren laboratuvarla doğrulanan toplam bildirimlerdir; veriler yeni vaka oluşum hızını göstermez."},"rowTranslations":[{"province":{"ar":"كيب الغربية","de":"Westkap","en":"Western Cape","es":"Cabo Occidental","fr":"Cap-Occidental","pt":"Cabo Ocidental","tr":"Western Cape"}},{"province":{"ar":"خاوتينغ","de":"Gauteng","en":"Gauteng","es":"Gauteng","fr":"Gauteng","pt":"Gauteng","tr":"Gauteng"}},{"province":{"ar":"كيب الشرقية","de":"Ostkap","en":"Eastern Cape","es":"Cabo Oriental","fr":"Cap-Oriental","pt":"Cabo Oriental","tr":"Eastern Cape"}},{"province":{"ar":"فري ستيت","de":"Freistaat","en":"Free State","es":"Estado Libre","fr":"État libre","pt":"Estado Livre","tr":"Free State"}},{"province":{"ar":"كوازولو ناتال","de":"KwaZulu-Natal","en":"KwaZulu-Natal","es":"KwaZulu-Natal","fr":"KwaZulu-Natal","pt":"KwaZulu-Natal","tr":"KwaZulu-Natal"}}],"rows":[{"cases":18,"province":"Western Cape"},{"cases":3,"province":"Gauteng"},{"cases":2,"province":"Eastern 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