Since January 1, 2024, 13 African countries have reported outbreaks of Mpox, with a total of 18,737 cases and 541 deaths. The affected countries include Burundi, Cameroon, the Central African Republic (CAR), Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, and Uganda (Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, 2024).
On August 15, 2024, Sweden confirmed its first case of Mpox clade I. This marks the first confirmed case of clade I Mpox outside Africa. The patient is receiving proper care in accordance with health guidelines (CNN, 2024).
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