Confirmed! List Of Countries With Cases Of New Mpox Variant

Published on 16/08/2024

The World Health Organization declared mpox a global public health emergency for the second time in two years, following an outbreak of the viral infection in the Democratic Republic of Congo that has spread to neighbouring countries.

A new form of the virus, clade Ib, triggered global concern as it seems to be spreading quickly and little is known about the strain. The disease transmits through close contact.

The following are the countries that have reported cases of clade Ib mpox:

DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO

Two strains of mpox are spreading in the Democratic Republic of Congo – the endemic clade I and the new clade Ib, which spreads more easily through close contact, including sexual.

The current outbreak has seen 27,000 cases and more than 1,100 deaths since January 2023, largely among children.

Identification of the first #mpox clade 1b infection in Sweden underscores the need for affected countries to tackle the virus together.

We encourage all countries to enhance surveillance, share data, and work to better understand the transmission; share tools like vaccines;…

— Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (@DrTedros) August 16, 2024

SWEDEN

Global health officials on August 15 confirmed an infection with a new strain of the mpox virus in Sweden, the first sign of its spread outside the African continent.

Swedish health officials said at a press conference that the person was infected while in Africa with the clade Ib type of mpox involved in the recent outbreak. The person is receiving treatment.

BURUNDI

Burundi’s Ministry of Health has investigated and confirmed 61 cases of clade Ib mpox distributed across several districts as of August 9. No deaths had been documented at the time of reporting, according to WHO data.

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KENYA

On July 29, Kenya’s health ministry confirmed one case of clade Ib mpox, the first-ever case of mpox identified in the country. No deaths had been reported as of August 8, according to WHO data.

RWANDA

As of August 7, four confirmed clade Ib mpox cases and zero deaths had cumulatively been reported by the country, according to WHO data.

UGANDA

Uganda identified two cases of clade Ib mpox, the first confirmed mpox cases identified in the country. Investigations revealed that transmission occurred outside Uganda and no secondary transmission had been linked to the two cases as of August 2.

No deaths have been reported as of August 8, according to WHO data.