More than 2,000 cases of laboratory-confirmed mpox have been recorded in Africa from November 3 to December 1. In this period, the greatest increase in morbidity and mortality from this disease was registered in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the World Health Organization (WHO) informs.

According to the WHO fact sheet, from January 1 to December 1, 2024, a total of 13,171 confirmed cases of mpox and 57 resultant deaths were recorded in Africa, which is 2,023 and four more, respectively, as of November 3. The number of people in the DRC infected with mpox has increased by 851 since November 3, and reached 9,513.

In the last month, Angola joined the list of countries where mpox was detected. From January 1, 2022 to October 31 of this year, a total of 115,101 confirmed cases off mpox, including 255 deaths, were reported in the world.

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.