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Mpox cases rise in Africa with reports of severe symptoms and increasing global spread

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There have been over 170 confirmed cases of mpox in Burundi, with no reported deaths, and 14,000 suspected cases this year. The country shares a border with the Democratic Republic of Congo, where several recent mpox outbreaks have occurred. A case of mpox has also been reported in Gabon, in a man who recently returned from a trip to Uganda. The mpox virus is transmitted to humans through infected animals and can also be passed from human to human through close physical contact. The recent uptick in cases in East Africa is attributed to the Clade 1b strain of the virus.

  1. Liliane Nkengurutse
    1. Many people do not understand the gravity of this issue. Even where there have been cases, people still just mingle.
    2. We still don't have any deaths, because we're lucky enough to be able to detect cases quickly and take care of them early.
  2. Odette Nsavyimana
    1. Sometimes patients come in a severe, critical condition with a fever of 39 degrees Celsius.
    2. It is tough, especially when the babies come. They cannot stay alone, so I have to keep their mothers here as well. Even if they have no symptoms… It is such a tough situation.
    3. I am worried about the numbers. If they keep increasing, there is no capacity for us to handle that.
  3. Egide Irambona
    1. I had a friend who had blisters. I think I got it from him. I did not know it was mpox. Thankfully our seven children have not shown any signs of having it.
  4. Samuel Nduwimana
    1. I felt very sick and scared, I couldn't even walk any more.
    2. This epidemic is very serious, it hurts a lot, you're in too much pain, and you don't know what to do.
    3. I didn't even know what I was suffering from.

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.South China Morning Post
  2. 2.BBC
  3. 3.Le Monde
  4. 4.Agence France-Presse

perspectives

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

countries

  1. 1.BurundiBI
  2. 2.Congo, The Democratic Republic of theCD
  3. 3.GabonGA
  4. 4.KenyaKE
  5. 5.UgandaUG

organizations

  1. 1.World Health Organization
  2. 2.Centre for Public Health Emergency Operations
  3. 3.King Khaled University Hospital

persons

  1. 1.Liliane Nkengurutse
  2. 2.Odette Nsavyimana
  3. 3.Egide Irambona
  4. 4.Samuel Nduwimana

technicals

  1. 1.mpox
  2. 2.Clade I mpox