SYDNEY, Aug. 21 (Xinhua) -- The State of Western Australia (WA) issued a health warning on Wednesday after two locally acquired mpox cases were recorded.

The state's Department of Health said in a media release that people at risk of contracting mpox should be vigilant after recording two locally acquired cases of the virus in the state.

The local cases, which are still being investigated, are the milder clade II strain of mpox and are not connected to the more severe clade Ib strain of mpox which is spreading through west and central Africa.

People with the clade II strain of mpox usually experience a milder illness which may last for two to four weeks and resolves without specific treatment while only a few people experience more severe illness, said WA Health's Communicable Disease Control Director Paul Armstrong.

"Now that we are seeing locally acquired cases of mpox in WA, it's really important to raise awareness of this virus and encourage people at risk to get vaccinated," he said. Enditem

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