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2023–2026 mpox epidemic

An epidemic of a new variant of clade I mpox (formerly known as monkeypox), called clade 1b, began in Central Africa at least as early as September 2023. As of September 2024, more than 29,000 cases have been reported, with over 800 fatalities (~3% fatality rate), nearly all in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. According to the European CDC: "The size of these outbreaks could be larger than reported due to under-ascertainment and under-reporting." On 14 August 2024, the World Health Organization declared the epidemic a public health emergency of international concern.

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• ▸Doutor José Maria Morais Hospital
• ▸Biomedical engineering
• ▸Homeostasis

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