{"article":{"annotation":{"article_id":"south-africa-mpox-case-total-rises-to-26-october-18-2026","available_at":"2026-10-18T20:25:05.486388Z","geography_revision":"ef6ee0010dda5fe7b240fd514749b43e214c57da73222d2e40ec83b276dd0977","id":"f758c95e10e0674cd250decec4422b802515317810d0b5d844100b672e09ce9d","input_sha256":"b35f6f911112776c7ff5f29f56c17d68e74bea56539e0252a0357f576065dc6e","limitations":["Rule-derived subjects are candidates, not verified editorial labels or calibrated model probabilities.","Coverage is distinct from event location. 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Selon les données du ministère rapportées par SAnews, 18 cas ont été recensés au Cap-Occidental, trois au Gauteng, deux au Cap-Oriental, deux dans l’État libre et un au KwaZulu-Natal.","Parmi les 18 cas du Cap-Occidental, deux étaient des infections importées chez des ressortissants étrangers en visite en Afrique du Sud ; les 16 autres étaient liées à une transmission locale. Le ministère a indiqué que 25 des 26 personnes étaient des hommes, âgées de 23 à 50 ans, avec un âge médian de 37 ans. Des informations sur le clade étaient disponibles pour 17 cas : 13 étaient du clade Ib et quatre du clade 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. Januar einen Anstieg der laborbestätigten Fälle von 22 auf 26.","en":"The Health Department said laboratory-confirmed cases reported since Jan. 1 rose from 22 to 26.","es":"El Departamento de Salud informó que los casos confirmados por laboratorio desde el 1 de enero aumentaron de 22 a 26.","fr":"Le ministère de la Santé a indiqué que les cas confirmés en laboratoire depuis le 1er janvier sont passés de 22 à 26.","pt":"O Departamento de Saúde informou que os casos confirmados em laboratório desde 1º de janeiro subiram de 22 para 26.","tr":"Sağlık Bakanlığı, 1 Ocak’tan beri bildirilen laboratuvarca doğrulanmış vaka sayısının 22’den 26’ya çıktığını açıkladı."},"id":"za-mpox-province-cases-2026-10-18","methodology":{"ar":"يعيد هذا الجدول توزيع الحالات حسب المقاطعة كما ورد في بيان وزارة الصحة بجنوب أفريقيا في 18 أكتوبر. والحالات هي حصيلة تراكمية لما تأكد مخبرياً منذ 1 يناير 2026، ولا تمثل معدل الإصابة.","de":"Die Tabelle gibt die Provinzaufteilung aus der Erklärung des südafrikanischen Gesundheitsministeriums vom 18. 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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