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Mpox outbreak in Africa: clade I mpox virus infection

WHO declares mpox outbreak a public health emergency of international concern

Updated: 19 September 2024
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Mpox (Monkeypox): clusters - an update

An update on mpox clusters and advice for travellers

Updated: 08 August 2023
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Zoonoses (diseases from animals) in travellers

A zoonotic disease is one that spreads between animals and humans and has the potential to be an increasing problem for travellers

Updated: 11 May 2023
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Mpox

Mpox is an infectious disease caused by the virus MPXV

Updated: 16 September 2024

Mpox in DRC

As of 1 October 2024, the World Health Organization have reported a total of 5,610 mpox cases with 25 deaths in 2024. Mpox clade Ia and Ib have been detected in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

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03 October 2024

Mpox in Kenya

As of 2 October 2024, a total of 9 cases of mpox clade Ib have been reported.

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03 October 2024

Mpox in Burundi

As of 1 October 2024, a total of 853 clade Ib mpox cases have been reported in 2024. No mpox deaths have currently been reported for 2024.

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03 October 2024

Mpox in Uganda

As of 2 October 2024, the World Health Organization has reported a total of 51 mpox cases in 2024. Mpox clade Ib has been detected in Uganda. No deaths have been reported for 2024.

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26 September 2024

Mpox in Rwanda

As of 1 September 2024, a total of six clade Ib mpox cases have been reported in 2024. No mpox deaths have currently been reported for 2024.

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05 September 2024

Mpox in Congo

Between 9 January and 25 August 2024, 21 confirmed and 155 suspected clade I mpox have been reported.

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22 August 2024

Mpox in Thailand

On 22 August 2024, clade Ib mpox was confirmed in a traveller who returned to Thailand from an African country experiencing a mpox outbreak on 14 August 2024.

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19 August 2024

Mpox in Central African Republic

Since the beginning of 2024 and up to 16 August, a total of 263 cases (40 confirmed) have been reported. Of the confirmed cases, 43 percent have been in children under the age of 15 years. Clade I mpox has been isolated from confirmed cases.

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16 August 2024

Mpox in Sweden ex Africa

As of 15 August 2024, a case of mpox clade I has been reported in a returned traveller in Stockholm. This is the first mpox clade I case reported outside the African continent. This traveller visited a region of Africa reporting a major outbreak of mpox clade I.

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