Africa: Monkeypox outbreak update

The Africa CDC’s Weekly Event-Based Surveillance Report – Africa CDC Epidemic Intelligence Report (28 April 2024) states that there have been 5,453 cases (362 confirmed and 5,091 suspected) and 323 deaths (CFR: 5.92%) of mpox reported across five AU Member States: Cameroon (14 cases; 1 death), CAR (93 cases; no deaths), Congo (60 cases; no deaths), DRC (5,284 cases; 322 deaths), and Liberia (2 cases; no deaths). Recently, Congo and DRC reported 160 new suspected cases and two new deaths from mpox.