More than 18,700 mpox cases detected in Africa since January: health agency

The African Union health agency reported a total of 18,737 suspected or confirmed cases of mpox in Africa this year, with a new deadly and transmissible Clade 1b strain prompting a World Health Organisation international health emergency. The disease has spread to 12 African Union member states, resulting in 541 deaths. The Democratic Republic of Congo is the hardest-hit country, with 1,005 cases reported in one week.
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