As many as 22,800 mpox cases have been registered in African countries since the beginning of the year, according to the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), the African Union’s public health agency, APA reports citing AP.
As many as 622 mpox patients have died over this period. The incidence rate has jumped up by 200% over the past week, with the Democratic Republic of the Congo being the epicenter of the outbreak. Most of the patients are aged under 15.
However, morbidity and lethality data vary, since some medical services register only confirmed cases while others also count suspected mpox cases.
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