African States Report 1,400 Monkeypox Cases – WHO
Seven African countries have cumulatively reported about 1,400 monkeypox cases this year up to mid-May, the World Health Organization (WHO) says.
These include 1,392 suspected and 44 confirmed cases.
The cases were reported in Cameroon, Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Liberia, Nigeria, Congo-Brazzaville and Sierra Leone.
The number of cases this year is slightly fewer than half of cases reported in last year.
The WHO notes that while the virus has not spread to new African countries where it is not common, it has been expanding its geographic reach in recent years.
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