Monkeypox -- DR Congo
The number of monkeypox cases, confirmed and suspected, reported in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), was nearly a 1000-case increase compared to 2019.
In 2019, DRC reported 5288 suspected monkeypox cases, a high number, indeed; however, this number was eclipsed in 2020, during which a total of 6257 suspected and confirmed cases were reported. In addition, the number of deaths from 2019 to 2020 more than doubled: 107 and 229 deaths, respectively.
Monkeypox is a rare disease
Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://healthmap.org/ln.php?8142516&promed&0
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