Disease

Monkeypox

Africa – Seven African countries have cumulatively reported nearly 1400 monkeypox cases so far this year, with 1,392 suspected and 44 confirmed cases, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Tuesday in a statement. The cases have been reported from Cameroon, Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Liberia, Nigeria, the Republic of the Congo, and Sierra Leone.

Czech Republic – Health authorities report a total of five confirmed cases of monkeypox in the Czech Republic.

Slovenia – Officials with theNational Institute of Public Health in Slovenia have reported two confirmed monkeypox cases last week, both patients had traveled from Spain (At least one case specified the Canary Islands).

Rabies – South Africa

The South Africa National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) reported an additional three confirmed human rabies cases in the past month, bringing the total in the country to date to seven. The latest cases were reported from Limpopo (n=2) and the Eastern Cape (n=1). In addition, two deaths from the Eastern Cape are reported.

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