Timeline of the African mpox epidemic
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This article documents the chronology and epidemiology of the ongoing 2023 mpox epidemic, an outbreak of clade Ib of mpox.
2023
[edit]September
[edit]Mpox cases from clade Ib infections were growing in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC),[1][2] with several being identified in Kamituga, a mining town in the province of South Kivu.[1][3]
2024
[edit]January
[edit]The Daily Telegraph reported that cases and deaths from mpox in the DRC were 2.5 to 3 times higher in 2023 than in 2022.[4] A nationwide outbreak was reported.[1]
March
[edit]The Republic of the Congo reported 43 new cases of mpox, while the DRC reported 600 deaths.[5]
July
[edit]30 July
[edit]Pierre Somsé, the Minister of Health of the Central African Republic, declared an outbreak of mpox in Bangui, following a period of time when the disease was mostly restricted to rural areas.[6] Somsé said that some families in the country were hiding infected relatives in fear of being stigmatized, thus increasing the risk of transmission of the disease.[6]
August
[edit]The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention declared that the outbreak had become a public health emergency. They also reported that the fatality rate was 3-4%, significantly higher than the 1% rate reported for the 2022-2023 outbreak.[7][8]
14 August
[edit]The World Health Organization declared the outbreak a public health emergency of international concern.[9]
15 August
[edit]Sweden[10] and Pakistan[11] reported new cases of mpox.
17 August
[edit]The health department of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa confirmed that two patients had tested positive for mpox, while a third was awaiting confirmation.[12]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Cheng, Maria; Christina, Malkia (2 May 2024). "A new form of mpox that may spread more easily found in Congo's biggest outbreak". Associated Press. Archived from the original on 14 August 2024. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
- ^ Junaidi, Ikram (15 August 2024). "NCOC issues advisory as first suspected mpox case quarantined". Dawn. Reuters. Agence France-Presse. Archived from the original on 16 August 2024. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
- ^ Newey, Sarah (16 April 2024). "Mutated strain of mpox with 'pandemic potential' found in DRC mining town". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 15 August 2024. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
- ^ Newey, Sarah; Farmer, Ben (2024-01-30). "Children at centre of dangerous mpox outbreak 'accelerating' in DRC". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2024-08-18.
- ^ "More than 600 dead in spreading DR Congo mpox outbreak as Republic of Congo reports its first cases | CIDRAP". www.cidrap.umn.edu. 2024-03-15. Retrieved 2024-08-18.
- ^ a b Chibelushi, Wedaeli (30 July 2024). "Central African Republic latest to declare mpox outbreak". BBC News. Archived from the original on 14 August 2024. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
- ^ Cheng, Maria (14 August 2024). "WHO declares mpox outbreaks in Africa a global health emergency as a new form of the virus spreads". Associated Press. Archived from the original on 16 August 2024. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
- ^ "Explainer - Declaration of Public Health Emergency of Continental Security". Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention. 16 August 2024. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- ^ "WHO Director-General declares mpox outbreak a public health emergency of international concern". www.who.int. World Health Organization. 14 August 2024. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- ^ Kirby, Paul (15 August 2024). "First case of more contagious mpox found outside Africa". BBC. Archived from the original on 15 August 2024. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
- ^ Junaidi, Ikram (15 August 2024). "NCOC issues advisory as first suspected mpox case quarantined". Dawn. Reuters. Agence France-Presse. Archived from the original on 16 August 2024. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
- ^ Mehra, Pallavi (17 August 2024). "Pakistan Reports Three Mpox Cases". Times Now. Archived from the original on 18 August 2024. Retrieved 17 August 2024.