World Health: Measles has spread in 14 countries… and Congo has the most cases

The World Health Organization said in a statement that this is the 39th report on the outbreak of smallpox in several countries, which provides new information on the epidemiological situation of the disease. Brown trout In Africa until September 29, 2024.

The World Health Organization said 14 countries on the African continent have reported cases of the disease Brown trout In the last six weeks, and it is considered to be experiencing active events, the Democratic Republic of the Congo is the most affected country in 2024 (5,610 confirmed cases, 25 deaths), on followed by Burundi (853 confirmed cases, no deaths), and Nigeria (78 confirmed cases, no deaths)..

This publication provides a detailed sub-focus on the North Kivu Region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo where approximately one third (34%) of the confirmed cases reported are individuals living in camps for internally displaced people, and about 75% of munkeypox cases. mpox Among children aged 0 to 17 years, evenly distributed between males and females.

Currently, case studies and sequence data suggest the spread of moor trout mpox In this province it is only person to person, with about a third (34%) of cases reporting sexual contact as the mode of transmission, and of these cases, more than half were reported to have are sex workers 52%.

The World Health Organization approved the first diagnostic test forBrown trout mpox For use in emergency situations, Alinity m MPXVOn 3 October 2024, 265,000 doses of vaccines were sent MVA-BN From Kinshasa to many centers in the Democratic Republic of Congo.