Multi-country outbreak of mpox

World Health Organization - WHO Organisation Mondiale de la Santé -OMS

The outbreak of clade Ib monkeypox virus (MPXV) continues predominantly in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

This is the 46th situation report for the multi-country outbreak of mpox, which provides details on the latest epidemiological trends, including reports of new travel-related cases of mpox due to clade Ib MPXV.

Highlights

The outbreak of clade Ib monkeypox virus (MPXV) continues predominantly in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Burundi and Uganda, with new travel-related cases identified in previously unaffected countries.

The Democratic Republic of the Congo remains the most affected country, experiencing circulation of both clade I MPXV subclades. Despite many of the provinces reporting stable trends in cases, the situation in the country
remains concerning, with continued sustained circulation of virus strains. The escalating violence in the eastern part of the country poses additional challenges for the mpox response.

Burundi and Uganda continue to report the most cases outside of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
New travel-related cases of mpox due to clade Ib MPXV have been detected in countries that had already detected travel-related cases before, including China, Germany, Thailand, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the United States of America.

Azerbaijan has reported its first case of mpox. Information on the MPXV clade is not yet available,

Resume en Français
Ce 46ème rapport de situation sur l’épidémie multi-pays de mpox détaille les dernières tendances épidémiologiques, notamment de nouveaux cas de mpox liés aux voyages dus au clade Ib du MPXV.

Points saillants:

L’épidémie du virus mpox (MPXV) du clade Ib se poursuit principalement en République démocratique du Congo, au Burundi et en Ouganda, de nouveaux cas liés aux voyages ayant été identifiés dans des pays précédemment non touchés.