Africa: Mpox Outbreak in South Africa

[Africa CDC] Addis Ababa — On 13 May 2024, the Government of South Africa announced an outbreak of Mpox following the confirmation of a case from Gauteng province with no travel history to countries with an active Mpox outbreak. As of today, a total of 7 laboratory-confirmed cases and two deaths (Case Fatality Ratio – CFR: 28.6%) were reported from Gauteng (3/7), KwaZulu-Natal (3/7), and Western Cape (1/7) provinces. The cases were confirmed at the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) of South Africa.



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Publish date : 2024-06-14 23:02:29

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