{"id":51675,"date":"2025-02-19T18:44:23","date_gmt":"2025-02-19T18:44:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/all-news\/who-says-cases-of-deadly-strain-of-mpox-continue-to-spread-worldwide"},"modified":"2025-02-21T21:45:53","modified_gmt":"2025-02-21T21:45:53","slug":"who-says-cases-of-deadly-strain-of-mpox-continue-to-spread-worldwide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/all-news\/who-says-cases-of-deadly-strain-of-mpox-continue-to-spread-worldwide","title":{"rendered":"WHO says cases of deadly strain of mpox continue to spread worldwide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Mauritius. <\/strong><\/span>The World Health Organization says the outbreak of mpox due to the Clade 1b strain is continuing to spread globally.<\/p>\n<p>While the Democratic Republic of Congo continues to experience the highest burden of the virus, there is also a high number of cases in Uganda and Burundi.<\/p>\n<p>Multiple other countries in Africa, including Kenya, Rwanda, and Zambia, have reported community transmission of the virus.<\/p>\n<p>Travel-associated cases of Clade 1b have been identified in Zimbabwe.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, a total of 38 cases linked to the strain have been reported in 13 countries outside of Africa, with no fatalities to date<\/p>\n<p>As of the end of last year, there was a total of close to 125 thousand confirmed cases of mpox in over 100 countries.<\/p>\n<p>Mpox can be passed on by close contact with anyone with the infection and causes fever, muscle aches, and boil-like skin lesions.<\/p>\n<p>It is usually mild, but can be fatal.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Mauritius<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Mauritius. 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