Africa, Mpox

Africa faces acute Mpox outbreak as cases surpass 50,000: Africa CDC
The African continent is still in the acute phase of the Mpox outbreak as the number of cases reported so far this year surpassed the 50,000 mark, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has warned.
Why Mpox variant spread for first time outside Africa in UK – and how you can catch it
South Africa, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Rwanda and Uganda. Isolated cases have also been detected in Sweden, Thailand, India, and Germany in individuals with recent travel history to Africa. The first UK patient confirmed to have mpox had recently been on ...
Africa CDC tracks concerning mpox rise in Uganda
Over the past week, 2,345 cases were reported across the continent, along with 34 more deaths. The region this year has reported 48,093 cases, a rise of 500% compared to all of 2023, Ngashi Ngongo, MD, PhD, who leads Africa CDC's mpox incident management team, said at the agency's weekly briefing.
More Mpox Mutations Further Raise Spread Risks, Africa CDC Says
Mpox strains are still mutating, further raising the risk of spread both in Africa and globally, Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention Director-General Jean Kaseya said.
Mpox spread slows slightly in Africa
Fifteen countries across Africa recorded 11,453 mpox cases in the last four weeks, compared with 12,802 in the four weeks prior, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said during an online briefing.
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Cases top 50,000 in Africa's mpox outbreak
Last week African countries reported 2,532 new mpox cases, mostly in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Burundi, ...
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Mpox cases rise 545% across Africa: Public health agency
The African continent has seen an increase of mpox cases of 545% in 2024, compared to last year, according to data released ...
Mpox cases spike 500% in Africa
By Naveen Athrappully Contributing Writer Monkeypox cases in African countries have seen a massive jump, with nations in ...
Mpox cases in Congo may be stabilizing. Experts say more vaccines are needed to stamp out virus
The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has estimated Congo needs at least 3 million mpox vaccines to stop the ...
Mpox vaccine doses divvied up for 9 African countries
An initial 899,000 vaccine doses have been allocated for nine countries across Africa that have been hit hard by the current mpox surge, the WHO and other health organizations say.
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Africa: Vaccine Doses Allocated to 9 African Countries Hardest Hit By Mpox Surge
The Access and Allocation Mechanism (AAM) for mpox has allocated an initial 899 000 vaccine doses for nine countries across ...
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Kenya alerts public after new mpox cases detected
In a statement released Friday evening, Cabinet Secretary for Health Deborah Barasa announced that the government has ...
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Mpox Spread in Congo May Be Slowing
In an early sign that the mpox outbreak in Africa might be ebbing, some health officials report that case counts seem to be stabilizing in the Congo, the epicenter of the outbreak.
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Kenya urges vigilance as mpox cases rise
Besides Kenya, several African countries with mpox cases such as Burundi, Liberia, Uganda, and South Africa, have not ...
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Mpox: New case of Clade 1b strain detected in UK
Four cases of the Clade 1b variant have been confirmed in the UK, all of them belonging to the same household, and health ...