Post Reply - New emerging Monkeypox strain in Congo

   Trying to get a basic idea of the seize of the Mpox-problem;https://flutrackers.com/forum/forum/africa-ac/monkeypox/984668-drc-mpox-monkeypox-outbreak-2024?view=stream or https://flutrackers.com/forum/forum/africa-ac/monkeypox/984668-drc-mpox-monkeypox-outbreak-2024?view=stream -latest;

Mary Wilson replied
June 26, 2024, 02:19 PM
Congo authorities approve mpox vaccines to try to contain outbreak

Jun 26, 2024 | 12:45 PM
By Thomson Reuters
By Jennifer Rigby

LONDON (Reuters) – Authorities in the Democratic of Congo have approved the use of two mpox vaccines to try to tackle an upsurge in cases and a dangerous new strain spreading in the country.

Congo has seen 20,000 cases and more than 1,000 deaths from mpox, mainly among children, since the start of last year. ..

This week, the World Health Organization (WHO) and scientists warned of a new, more deadly strain spreading in Congo’s South Kivu province.

The regulator has issued an emergency use authorisation for both Bavarian Nordic’s shot, Jynneos, and LC16, made by KM Biologics, according to docum

-DJ-So Democratic Republic of Congo since 1-1-2023 did see 20,000+ Mpox cases, 1,000+ deaths-mainly under children (so very likely not sexually transmitted). 

https://flutrackers.com/forum/forum/africa-ac/monkeypox/990497-south-africa-2024-mpox?view=stream or https://flutrackers.com/forum/forum/africa-ac/monkeypox/990497-south-africa-2024-mpox?view=stream latest;

Source: https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/arti...ses-confirmed/

South Africa’s mpox outbreak death toll rises to three, 16 cases confirmed
By Naledi Sikhakhane
26 Jun 2024

Also Reunion, Republic of Congo, Central African Republic did detect cases in the last months...with a lot of cases missed !

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mpox_in_the_Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo#2023-2024_outbreak or https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mpox_in_the_Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo#2023-2024_outbreak ;

During 2023, a Clade I outbreak of mpox disease in the DRC resulted in 14,626 suspected cases being reported, with 654 associated deaths, making for a case-fatality rate (CFR) of 4.5%. The outbreak continued into 2024 with an additional 3,576 suspected mpox cases and 265 deaths being reported in the DRC through the first 9 weeks of the year, making for an estimated CFR of 7.4%.^[17]
The outbreak appears to be of a primarily sexually transmitted nature and cases are occurring in areas without a history of mpox, such as South Kivu and Kinshasa. The outbreak seems to consist of two separate sub-variants of clade I, with one of the sub-variants having a novel mutation making detection with standard assays unreliable.^[17]
The outbreak spread to the neighbouring country of the Republic of Congo, with 43 mpox cases being reported in March 2024.

DJ, Most deaths are in children...so "spread-by-sex" may be a "western primitive view"....Aerosol/droplet contact spread may be more realistic-however unwanted...alarming, inconveniant...