Smallpox cases up 89% in Europe: WHO

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European region belonging World Health Organization (WHO) there was growth 89 percent of monkeypox cases from July to August, everything is the same as before and with Spain as the country where the number of cases of infection has increased the mostAccording to a new report MPox published this monday by the author World Health Organization (WHO).

Globally from January 1, 2022 to August 31, 2024. A total of 106,310 cases of MPCS have been reported to WHO. laboratory confirmed, including 234 deaths, based on 123 countries from six WHO regions, although the new version hoard Ib It is present only in some countries in the African region. The global rate of confirmed cases during this period is 0.2 percent.

Democratic Republic of the Congo (1013 cases) – country with the highest number of confirmed cases was reported in August 2024, followed by Australia (245 cases), Spain (136 cases) and USA (113 cases).

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In August 2024 Total 2082 new cases, what does it mean Growth of 15.6% worldwide compared to the previous month, and this is the highest number of monthly cases since November 2022.

European and Western Pacific regions show the largest monthly increase in cases in August 2024 compared to Julywith 89 and 68 percent, respectively. American region registered decrease in morbidity in August. Most cases in August 2024 were reported in African region (62.3%), followed by European region (13.7%) and Western Pacific Region (13.2%).

Countries reporting a larger increase in cases include: Burundi, which reported the largest relative increase African region (222 to nine); Spain, which reported the largest increase European region (136 vs. 20); Argentina, which reported the largest increase Region of America (26); Australia, which recorded the largest increase Western Pacific Region (245 vs. 101),

However the outbreak continues with relatively low levels of transmission in the Americas region, the European region, the Southeast Asia region, the Eastern Mediterranean region and the Western Pacific region. African region, on the other side, shows a noticeably increasing level laboratory-confirmed cases and the highest number of cases reported since global surveillance began in 2022.

Countries where cases of the disease have been detected new version of mpox Ib stash until September 15, 2024: Democratic Republic of the Congo (3500 cases); Burundi (564); Ugandato (11), Kenya (5), Rwanda (6)Sweden (1) and Thailand (1), the last two after the trip to Africa.

(Europe Press)

Source: Aristegui Noticias

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