Ngashi Njonjo, head of the team responsible for the file, said Monkeypox At the Centers for Disease Control in AfricaOf these, 1,001 cases have been confirmed through tests.
Njonjo added that this number “does not inspire a sense of reassurance regarding other cases, due to limited testing and laboratory capabilities in the affected countries,” confirming that “26 deaths have been recorded.”
The control centers were modified Diseases Africa has its numbers from the previous week regarding deaths since the beginning of the year, as it stated that there were 1,014 deaths out of 45,327 suspected cases in Africa, noting that the centers reported 1,100 deaths in the previous week.
According to the center, no cases have been confirmed in Cameroon, Gabon, Guinea, and Rwanda And South Africa During the past four weeks.
However, according to reports, it causes many cases among children, especially in the Republic Congo Democracy, is worrying, because at the same time they are suffering from monkeypox And measles.
Although vaccinations against monkeypox have now begun in this central African country, the vaccinations are only available to adults.
And it was Global Health Organization In August, it declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern due to the increasing spread of monkeypox in Africa, the highest alert level aimed at drawing the attention of authorities around the world to the seriousness of the situation.