CDC Health Update about Mpox Caused by Human-to-Human Transmission of Monkeypox Virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo with Spread to Neighboring Countries

Published: 08/07/2024

Sources:
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Relevant To:
  • Rural Emergency Hospitals,
  • Urgent Care,
  • Medical Office,
  • Critical Access Hospitals,
  • Hospitals,
  • Clinical Lab,
  • Pharmacy,
  • Rural Health Clinics

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a Health Update to provide additional information about the outbreak of monkeypox virus (MPXV) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC); the first Health Advisory about this outbreak was released in December 2023.

Since January 2023, the DRC has reported the largest number of yearly suspected clade I mpox cases on record. While clade I MPXV is endemic in DRC, the current outbreak is more widespread than any previous DRC outb…

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