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Ces recommandations temporaires sont émises à l’intention des États Parties qui font face à une transmission du virus de la mpox (MPXV), y compris, sans que cette liste soit exhaustive, ceux touchés par une transmission communautaire persistante et ceux où l’on observe des groupes de cas o... more
Le 14 août, l’Organisation mondiale de la Santé (OMS) déclarait que l’épidémie de variole simienne, dite Mpox, était une « urgence sanitaire internationale », après une flambée des cas en Afrique. Le lendemain, un cas était déclaré en Suède. La branche européenne de l’OMS estime... more
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La République démocratique du Congo (RDC) mise sur la surveillance communautaire pour mieux riposter à la variole simienne appelée en anglais Mpox. En 2023, plus de 14 000 cas de Mpox ont été détectés. Le pays, avec l’appui de ses partenaires, forme les relais communautaires pour la sensib... more
Uganda confirmed the first cases of mpox on 24 July 2024 following the confirmation of two case-patients from Kasese District, Bwera Hospital by the Uganda Virus Research Institute (UVRI) through a routine sentinel surveillance system. Cumulatively, 80 confirmed cases of mpox have been registered.
There has been a global outbreak of mpox since 2022; this outbreak has been caused by the strain of mpox virus called Clade 2 and has affected around 116 countries worldwide. The current surge in cases is being driven by the rapid spread of a different strain – Clade 1b – which is predominantly ... more
interim guidance, 25 November 2024
This is the 35th situation report for the multi-country outbreak of mpox, which provides details on the latest epidemiological trends, including an update on the geographic expansion of mpox in the WHO African Region from July – August 2024.
Du 09 janvier au 08 avril 2024, le Congo a confirmé 19 cas de Mpox dans 04 départements, à savoir : 14 cas dans la Cuvette, 02 cas dans la Likouala, 02 cas dans les Plateaux et 01 cas à Pointe-Noire. Au regard de cette situation, le Gouvernement de la République, via le Ministère de la Santé ... more
Bas Uele, Equateur, Haut Uele, Ituri, Kasai, Kasai Central, Kasai Oriental, Kinshasa, Kongo Central, Kwango, Kwilu, Lomami, Lualaba, Maindombe, Maniema, Mongala, Nord-Ubangi, Nord-Kivu, Sankuru, Sud-Kivu, Sud-Ubangi, Tshopo et Tshuapa
30 July 2024
Patient's Guide
22 September 2024
This is the 42nd situation report for the multi-country outbreak of mpox, which provides an update on the epidemiological situation of mpox in Africa (including countries in the WHO African Region and some countries in the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region), with data as of 3 November 2024.
Issue Brief 39
Mpox is a zoonotic disease caused by a double-stranded DNA virus that belongs to the Orthopoxvirus genus of the Poxviridae family. The disease presents with symptoms similar to smallpox but with a lesser severity. It was first discovered in 1958 when two outbreaks of a poxlike disease occurred in co... more
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Issue Brief
On August 13, 2024, the Africa CDC declared the mpox outbreak a Public Health Emergency of Continental Security (PHECS). The following day, the WHO declared it a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC). A coordinated, continent-wide response is essential, co-led by the African Union... more