More than 18 700 mpox cases detected in Africa since January: health agency

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More than 18 700 mpox cases detected in Africa since January: health agency

Doctors take samples from a patient at the mpox treatment centre in Nyiragongo general referral hospital, north of Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo, on 16 August 2024.

A total of 18 737 suspected or confirmed cases of mpox were reported in Africa since the beginning of the year, including 1 200 cases in one week alone, the African Union health agency said on Saturday. To date, 3 101 confirmed and 15 636 suspected cases have been reported from 12 African Union member states, resulting in 541 deaths - a fatality rate of 2.89%, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention said in a statement.

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