WHO monkeypox data dated Aug 12 not worrisome.
On June 30 there had only been 208 reported deaths during the past 2.5 years
This is an 18 page WHO document, dated August 12. It makes monkeypox appear not such a big problem by contextualizing the outbreak with lots more information.
Here is the whole document and below I just give you 2 screenshots and some accompanying test.
“This issue also features an update on the geographic expansion of mpox in the WHO African Region from July – August 2024, not yet captured in global surveillance data by 30 June 2024. Four new countries in Eastern Africa (Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, and Uganda) reported their first mpox cases. All cases are linked to the expanding outbreak in East and Central Africa and all cases sequenced to date from these countries are clade I. Separately, Côte d’Ivoire is experiencing an outbreak of mpox linked to clade II MPXV and South Africa has reported two more confirmed cases.”
1 These risks represent population average risk; individual risk varies with behaviour, geographic location, immune status, and other factors.
