More than 35,000 suspected mpox cases and about 1,000 deaths were detected in Africa from January 1 to September 29, reports the World Health Organization (WHO).

A total of 35,525 cases of suspected mpox, including 996 deaths, have been reported from Africa since the beginning of the year, the WHO statement said. Between September 23 and 29, the number of people infected with mpox increased by 4,098, and the number of deaths—by 156.

Since the beginning of the year, most of the infected and deceased people with mpox suspicion were reported in the Democratic Republic of Congo: 30,766 and 990, respectively. In second place is Burundi, where mpox has been suspected in 1,368 people since the beginning of the year. But no deaths were reported in that country.

A global health emergency related to mpox was initially in effect from July 2022 to May 11, 2023, but it was canceled due to the decrease in morbidity. But on August 14, WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, declared a state of emergency again due to the outbreak of this disease in Africa.