SEMARANGKU – Virus monkey pox or monkeypox increasingly widespread in several parts of the world. Recently, the World Health Organization revealed eight countries Africa who reported the case monkey pox.
A total of eight countries Africa has reported a confirmed case as monkey pox.
News of the discovery of confirmed cases of the virus monkey pox in eight countries was presented by the Director of WHO Region Africa Matshidiso Moeti.
As reported by Antara News, in an online press conference on Thursday, June 16, 2022 Moeti said with almost 1,900 confirmed cases monkey pox reported in 39 countries worldwide.
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While eight countries Africa have reported cases of the disease.
Ghana and Morocco, also recorded five and one confirmed case respectively monkey poxalthough not before.
There are 36 confirmed cases monkeypox in Nigeria, 10 cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, eight cases in the Republic Africa Central, three cases each in Benin and Cameroon, then two cases in the Republic of the Congo.
Countries that previously did not report cases of the disease, such as Ethiopia, Guinea, Liberia, Mozambique, Sierra Leone, Sudan, and Uganda, have now reported suspected cases of the disease. monkey pox.
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