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2023–2024 mpox epidemic
Global disease outbreak since September 2023 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
An epidemic of a new variant of clade I mpox (formerly known as monkeypox), known as clade 1b,[1] began in Central Africa at least as early as September 2023.[2][3] As of August 2024, more than 17,000 cases have been reported, with 590 fatalities,[4] nearly all in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[5]
This article is about the ongoing epidemic. For the 2022–2023 outbreak, see 2022–2023 mpox outbreak. For other uses, see Monkeypox outbreak.
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Disease | Mpox (clade 1b) |
Location | Primarily Central Africa, limited local transmission elsewhere |
Date | September 2023 – present (PHEIC: 14 August 2024 – present) |
Confirmed cases | 16,351 |
Deaths | 590 |
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On 14 August 2024, the World Health Organization declared the epidemic a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC).[1][6]