Warning of increasing infections with the “AMBOX” virus in an African country

Ambox was discovered for the first time in 1970

She announced Global Health Organization On Saturday, 12,569 cases of the Embox virus and 581 deaths related to it were recorded in the Democratic Republic of the Congo as of November 12 this year, the highest annual infection number ever.

The infectious disease, formerly known as monkeypox, was first discovered in humans in 1970 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

The spread of Imbox remained confined for years to many countries in West and Central Africa, until outbreak hotspots began to appear with its transmission to humans from infected animals.

The World Health Organization stated that all but four of the 26 provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo reported infections, “with new infections emerging in geographic areas that had not previously reported the presence of Ambox, including Kinshasa, Lualaba, and South Kivu.”

The organization expressed its concern about the speed of transmission of the mutant version of… Ambox virussaying it is working with the Congolese Ministry of Health to assess the situation.

The high infection rate last year in Europe and the United States, outside the usual outbreak areas, prompted the World Health Organization to declare a public health emergency of international concern in July 2022, the highest alert it can issue.

The organization ended the state of emergency in May this year, but advised remaining vigilant.

The organization indicated that the global outbreak of the virus mainly affected gay men and men who had sex with more than one partner. Objects contaminated with the virus can also transmit it.

The first symptoms of infection are fever, headache, muscle pain, and back pain in the first five days, and later a skin rash appears on the face, palms, and feet, followed by blisters, painful spots, and finally peeling.

The patient usually recovers on his own after two to four weeks.

The disease is more dangerous for children, pregnant women, and people with weak immune systems.

The World Health Organization says a total of 91,788 infections and 167 deaths were reported in 116 countries and territories from January 2022 to October 31 of this year.