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WHO African Region Mpox Bulletin - 23 August 2024

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Key strategic developments in epidemiology

  • On 19 August, a new mpox case was confirmed in Kampala
  • On 20 August, Liberia reported a new confirmed case
  • On 22 August, a case of clade ib was confirmed in Thailand, the second case outside of Africa
  • Also on 22 August, Gabon reported a positive case from six suspected cases that were tested
  • On 23 August, a new case has been identified in Kenya after several weeks without an identified case.The case is a reportedly truck driver with known travel history in DRC
  • WHO (collaboratively across two levels) has launched a new portal where epi data for the African region now becomes a consolidated and real-time access point for critical epidemiological updates