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Africa CDC declares Mpox a public health emergency

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The mpox outbreak has spread rapidly across several African countries, with the Democratic Republic of Congo being the most affected. As of August 4, there have been 38,465 reported cases and 1,456 deaths on the continent since January 2022. The African Union's health watchdog has declared a public health emergency due to the growing outbreak, which has spread to countries including Burundi, the Central African Republic, Kenya, and Rwanda. The number of cases has increased by 160% compared to last year, with 887 new confirmed and suspected cases reported in the past week.

  1. Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
    1. Mpox has now crossed borders, affecting thousands across our continent, families have been torn apart and the pain and suffering have touched every corner of our continent.
  2. CD
    Jean Kaseya
    Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
    1. I declare with a heavy heart but with an unyielding commitment to our people, to our African citizens, we declare mpox as public health emergency of continental security.
    2. This new incident demonstrates the need for a collective and collaborative approach in curbing the spread of the disease.
    3. We are committed to mobilising resources and providing technical assistance to affected countries to control the outbreak.
  3. US
    Vedant Patel
    US State Department
    1. We are tracking closely the spread of mpox in central Africa. We are pleased to see international leadership in this area.

Mpox Pandemic

  1. US reports first case of emerging mpox strain
  2. DR Congo Launches Mpox Vaccination Drive Amid Ongoing Outbreak
  3. Africa faces mpox vaccine shortage amidst rising cases

sources

  1. 1.Le Monde
  2. 2.France 24
  3. 3.CNA News
  4. 4.The Guardian
  5. 5.BBC
  6. 6.ABC News (Australia)
  7. 7.Al Jazeera
  8. 8.Agence France-Presse
  9. 9.Reuters

perspectives

  1. 1.Vaccination
  2. 2.Multilateralism
  3. 3.Pandemic
  4. 4.Monkey Pox

countries

  1. 1.AustraliaAU
  2. 2.BurundiBI
  3. 3.Congo, The Democratic Republic of theCD
  4. 4.Central African RepublicCF
  5. 5.CongoCG
  6. 6.CameroonCM
  7. 7.KenyaKE
  8. 8.RwandaRW
  9. 9.SenegalSN
  10. 10.UgandaUG

organizations

  1. 1.Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  2. 2.US Centers for Disease Control and PreventionUS
  3. 3.African Union
  4. 4.World Health Organization
  5. 5.Emory University
  6. 6.European Center for Disease Prevention and Control

persons

  1. 1.Jean KaseyaCD
  2. 2.Tedros Adhanom GhebreyesusET
  3. 3.Boghuma Titanji
  4. 4.Vedant PatelUS

technicals

  1. 1.Olympic Games