The WHO reports over 35,000 suspected MPox cases in Africa

The World Health Organization (WHO) reported more than 35,000 suspected cases of Mpoxen and nearly 1,000 associated deaths in Africa from January 1 to September 29, 2024.

A total of 35,525 suspected MPox cases have been reported in Africa since the beginning of the year, including 996 deaths, reports News.Az, citing foreign media.

In the week of September 23-29, the number of infections increased by 4,098 and the number of deaths increased by 156.

Since the beginning of the year, doctors in the Democratic Republic of Congo have identified a particularly high number of monkeypox cases: 30,766 cases and 990 deaths. Burundi is in second place with 1,368 suspected cases since the beginning of the year. No deaths have been reported in the country.

The global health emergency over MPOX was initially in effect from July 2022 to May 11, 2023. It was lifted due to a decline in the incidence of the disease, but on August 14, 2024, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus again declared a state of emergency due to the outbreak of the disease in Africa.

Mpox is a viral disease that occurs primarily in remote areas of Central and West Africa near tropical forests. The first case of animal-to-human transmission of the disease was recorded in 1970 in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

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