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